Palliative care competencies among medical students

Competencies have been defined as the set of knowledge, skills and attitudes that a professional should acquire to perform a certain work activity. This study aimed to assess competencies in palliative care among students enrolled in a Brazilian medical course. All enrolled students were invited to...

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Autores: Guirro, Úrsula Bueno Do Prado [UNESP], Perini, Carla Corradi, Fileno, Luís Otávio Zatorre, Fioravanti, Gustavo Belam, de Siqueira, José Eduardo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/306942
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1983-803420233363PT
https://hdl.handle.net/11449/306942
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Education, medical
Palliative care
Professional competence
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Sumario:Competencies have been defined as the set of knowledge, skills and attitudes that a professional should acquire to perform a certain work activity. This study aimed to assess competencies in palliative care among students enrolled in a Brazilian medical course. All enrolled students were invited to participate and answer the Palliative Competence Tool. The data obtained were calculated in scores between zero and 100 and compared between the ten competencies and academic cycles. The results showed four patterns, the most frequent being a reduction in scores among students in the basic and intermediate cycles, with partial recovery in the internship. Only ethical competence and decision-making increased in the internship. It was concluded that the acquisition of palliative care competencies in undergraduate medical education remains fragile. New teaching strategies could be adopted to improve their acquisition in the future.