Palliative Care Training for Medical Speech-Language Pathologists: A Multiple-Baseline Design.

IF 2.3 3区医学 Q1 AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Pub Date : 2025-01-07 Epub Date: 2024-12-12 DOI:10.1044/2024_AJSLP-24-00003

Brittany McKee Horvath, Amber Heape, Marissa James

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Abstract

Purpose: Current research supports favorable outcomes using online continuing education, and speech-language pathologists (SLPs) report a lack of training in palliative care. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of online palliative care training on the knowledge and comfort level of medical SLPs.

Method: In the multiple-baseline across participants method, 10 medical SLPs completed online training modules provided by the Center to Advance Palliative Care. An electronic visual analog scale was used to collect knowledge and comfort ratings. Seven intervention modules were completed asynchronously with self-perceived knowledge and comfort measured following each session. A follow-up phase was used to determine whether the gains were maintained for 3 weeks after the intervention.

Results: Nine of 10 participants experienced statistically significant improvements in knowledge, which were maintained through the follow-up phase. Eight of 10 participants demonstrated statistically significant improvements in comfort, which were maintained through the follow-up phase.

Conclusions: To date, no other study has examined the effects of online palliative care training on medical SLPs. This investigation provides evidence that online, asynchronous continuing education for medical SLPs may improve their self-perceived knowledge and comfort in palliative care.

Supplemental material: https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.27964515.

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为医学言语病理学家提供姑息治疗培训：多基线设计

目的：目前的研究支持利用在线继续教育取得良好效果，而语言病理学家（SLPs）报告称缺乏姑息关怀方面的培训。本研究旨在确定在线姑息关怀培训对医学语言病理学家的知识和舒适度的影响：采用多基线跨参与者方法，10 名内科 SLP 完成了由姑息关怀推进中心提供的在线培训模块。使用电子视觉模拟量表收集知识和舒适度评分。七个干预模块以异步方式完成，每次培训后都会测量自我感觉的知识和舒适度。结果显示，10 名参与者中有 9 人在统计上获得了明显的改善：结果：10 位参与者中有 9 位在知识方面取得了统计意义上的显著进步，这些进步在后续阶段得以保持。10 位参与者中有 8 位在舒适度方面有了统计意义上的明显改善，并在后续阶段得以保持：迄今为止，还没有其他研究考察过在线姑息关怀培训对医学 SLP 的影响。这项调查提供的证据表明，针对内科SLP的在线异步继续教育可以提高他们在姑息关怀方面的自我认知知识和舒适度。补充材料：https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.27964515。

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American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY-REHABILITATION

CiteScore

4.30

自引率

11.50%

发文量

353

审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Mission: AJSLP publishes peer-reviewed research and other scholarly articles on all aspects of clinical practice in speech-language pathology. The journal is an international outlet for clinical research pertaining to screening, detection, diagnosis, management, and outcomes of communication and swallowing disorders across the lifespan as well as the etiologies and characteristics of these disorders. Because of its clinical orientation, the journal disseminates research findings applicable to diverse aspects of clinical practice in speech-language pathology. AJSLP seeks to advance evidence-based practice by disseminating the results of new studies as well as providing a forum for critical reviews and meta-analyses of previously published work. Scope: The broad field of speech-language pathology, including aphasia; apraxia of speech and childhood apraxia of speech; aural rehabilitation; augmentative and alternative communication; cognitive impairment; craniofacial disorders; dysarthria; fluency disorders; language disorders in children; speech sound disorders; swallowing, dysphagia, and feeding disorders; and voice disorders.