Lama Sultan - PhD Project data for study 3

<B>Title</B><BR>
Exploring Perceptions and Practices of Interprofessional Shared Decision-Making Education in Palliative Care Settings<BR><BR>
<B>Summary</B><BR><BR>
<B>Introduction</B><BR> Palliative care teams provide support to patients and their caregivers during terminal illness, which requires inter- professional collaboration. One of the foundational skills is to assist patients with decision-making. This can be facilitated through interprofessional shared decision-making (IP-SDM). So far, IP-SDM education frameworks have only been used to a limited extent in the area of palliative care.<BR><BR>
<B>Aim</B><BR>This study aims to explore perceptions and practices of faculty members, health professionals, and students toward IP-SDM education in palliative care and to indicate associated factors to implement an IP-SDM in undergraduate health professions education in palliative care settings.<BR><BR>
<B>Methods</B><BR> We used a cross-sectional study design in which the data was obtained via an online self-administered questionnaire adapted from existing validated tools. The questionnaire was distributed to faculty members and health professionals (n = 125) and students (n = 334) at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The sampling technique was a non-probability convenience sampling. Bivariate statistics, such as independent sample t-tests, one-way ANOVA, correlation coefficient, and linear multiple regression were conducted.<BR><BR>
<B>Results</B><BR> The response rate was 54% (85 faculty members and health professionals and 164 students). Perceptions on IP-SDM did not differ between participants. From those who had previous experience with IP-SDM, the mean practices score was slightly higher for faculty members and health professionals (M = 83.1, SD = 15.9) than for students (M = 74.1, SD = 11.5), which was significant (p < 0.05). Factors such as gender, age, discipline, nationality, level of education, years of study, and previous experience that were associated with perceptions and practices were varied among participants.<BR><BR>
<B>Conclusions</B><BR> The findings show high levels of perceptionss with low levels of practices of IP-SDM in palliative care. Other factors that could be associated with the topic should be addressed in further studies.<BR><BR>