Journal article
Improving the Procedure of Delivering Serious News: Impact of a Six-Month Curriculum for Second Year Pediatric Residents
American journal of hospice & palliative medicine, v 41(8), pp 889-894
01 Aug 2024
PMID: 37822065
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Abstract
We implemented and studied a novel curriculum that combined role play, didactic education, and the use of a procedure card for asynchronous learning to improve second-year pediatric residents' skills in delivering serious news.
Phase 1 established baseline performance with a self-efficacy survey and observed simulation delivering serious news. Phase 2 included directed education of participants with a validated communication skills training framework. During Phase 3, participants were instructed to review the communication procedure card as a just-in-time reference prior to delivering serious news to patients and their families over 6 months. Following this period, participants completed a second self-efficacy survey and engaged in another observed simulation session delivering serious news. Pre and post intervention performance and self-efficacy were compared.
A total of 21 out of 26 (81%) participants completed all phases of this study. Participants had a statistically significant increase (
< .001) in self-efficacy scores post-intervention compared to pre-intervention for each of the skills to effectively deliver serious news: assess understanding, communicate news clearly, allow for silence, respond to emotion, and equip for next steps. Additionally, investigator assessments of participants showed an overall statistically significant improvement (
< .001) in all five communication skills post intervention compared to pre intervention.
This curriculum resulted in significantly improved self-efficacy and observed ratings of communication skills in second-year pediatric residents over a 6-month period.
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- Title
- Improving the Procedure of Delivering Serious News: Impact of a Six-Month Curriculum for Second Year Pediatric Residents
- Creators
- Paige Kube - Alfred I. duPont Hospital for ChildrenCarly Levy - Alfred I. duPont Hospital for ChildrenMaria Carmen G Diaz - Alfred I. duPont Hospital for ChildrenMindy Dickerman - Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
- Publication Details
- American journal of hospice & palliative medicine, v 41(8), pp 889-894
- Publisher
- Sage
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pediatrics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001086505100001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85174004283
- Other Identifier
- 991021930914504721
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