Facilitation educational program on end-of-life care for older people

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26460595
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Medical sociology
• Research Institution: Nagoya University
• Principal Investigator: Uemura Kazumasa 名古屋大学, 医学系研究科, 教授 (40303630)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 終末期ケア / ファシリテーション / 教育

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aims at developing an effective workshop facilitator training program on end-of-life care. We first developed a tentative facilitation training program and conducted it in five cities nationwide. The training strategy was as follows: (1) participating in the workshop, (2) attending a lecture on facilitation, (3) conducting a preparatory study, (4) attending one workshop session as a facilitator, and (5) reflecting on one’s attitude as a facilitator based on workshop participants’ questionnaire, peer-feedback, and video recording. A total of 10 trainees completed the training program. This formative study helped us identify several aspects needing improvement, especially in the areas of information technology and social media. Progress in these areas may have a positive impact on the education of community health care professionals whose study hours are limited, helping provide continued facilitation training.

Free Research Field

総合医学