Effectiveness of an Interdisciplinary Pediatric and Neonatal Palliative Care Simulation Program in India

•Pediatric and neonatal palliative care services gap in India exists.•New pediatric palliative care program improved provider knowledge in India.•Clinical Practice Guidelines for quality palliative care used in program.•Simulation scenarios reported as the most useful aspect of program. Palliative c...

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Published in:	Clinical simulation in nursing Vol. 93; p. 101569
Main Authors:	Flippo, Renee, Garner, Shelby L., Peck, Jessica, Rosonet, Libby E., Dorion, Megan L., Sudia, Tanya, Prater, Lyn S., KE, Weiming, Siew, Amy, Maganth, Madhuri, Johnson, Sarah Ruby
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Inc 01-08-2024
Subjects:	Global Health Interdisciplinary Neonatal Palliative care Pediatric Simulation Palliative care Neonatal Interdisciplinary Global Health Simulation Pediatric
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Summary:	•Pediatric and neonatal palliative care services gap in India exists.•New pediatric palliative care program improved provider knowledge in India.•Clinical Practice Guidelines for quality palliative care used in program.•Simulation scenarios reported as the most useful aspect of program. Palliative care is a human right to which all people should have access, however pediatric and neonatal palliative care resources are limited in India. A quantitative one-arm pre-test / post-test and descriptive correlational design was used to determine the impact of an interprofessional pediatric and neonatal palliative care specialty education and simulation program among health providers and ancillary support team in India. Post-intervention scores were significantly higher than pre-intervention scores for self-assessment, education assessment, and knowledge assessment of the healthcare team. The mean score of barriers to palliative care utilization had no significant difference between the pre- and post-intervention. Nurses in India are ready and interested in improving pediatric and neonatal palliative care outcomes and favored interprofessional simulation as a teaching and learning strategy. Results indicated the specialty education and simulation program was effective in improving pediatric and neonatal health capacity among an interprofessional healthcare team in India. This study highlights the need for effective, structured programs to build pediatric and neonatal palliative care capacity in India.
ISSN:	1876-1399 1876-1402
DOI:	10.1016/j.ecns.2024.101569