Jockey Club End-of-Life Community Care Project
JCECC Capacity Building and Education Programmes on End-of-Life Care
Depending on the content and delivery modalities, various kinds of questionnaires were administered to the nurse participants to gauge the effectiveness of the training sessions. More specifically, participants responded to Likert-type items and indicated the perceived extent to which they had benefited from the training in accordance with the knowledge-attitude-behavior framework, as well as rated their level of satisfaction with the sessions. Results show that, in general, participants had improved knowledge and skills, and became more confident and motivated to initiate and conduct end-of-life conversations.
The following tables depict some of the evaluation results obtained from the second and third phases of the project.
Quantitative Evaluation Results of Training for Nurses (Phase 2)
| Domain | Item | N | M | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | Increase knowledge of EoL care Raise awareness of EoL care Improve skills in communicating with EoL patients and their family members | 2,073 2,054 2,005 | 4.09 4.12 4.08 | 0.57 0.57 0.57 |
| Attitude | Improve confidence in communicating with EoL patients and their family members Increase motivation to initiate EoL conversations | 2,025 2,007 | 4.06 4.00 | 0.56 0.60 |
| Behavior | Initiate more EoL conversations | 2,007 | 4.00 | 0.59 |
| Satisfaction | The training is relevant The training is important The training is useful The quality of the training is good | 2,088 2,089 2,088 2,082 | 4.09 4.09 4.07 4.12 | 0.61 0.59 0.61 0.55 |
Quantitative Evaluation Results of Training for Nurses (Tentative Figures for Phase 3)
| Domain | Item | N | M | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | Increase knowledge of EoL care Raise awareness of EoL care Improve skills in communicating with EoL patients and their family members | 305 305 145 | 4.17 4.13 4.15 | 0.66 0.74 0.64 |
| Attitude | Improve confidence in communicating with EoL patients and their family members Increase motivation to initiate EoL conversations | 145 145 | 4.02 4.00 | 0.65 0.65 |
| Behavior | Initiate more EoL conversations | 145 | 4.00 | 0.59 |
| Satisfaction | The training is relevant The training is important The training is useful The quality of the training is good | 305 305 305 305 | 4.13 4.13 4.11 4.19 | 0.67 0.67 0.73 0.63 |