The impact of an end-of-life healthcare ethics educational intervention

Molloy, Claire; McCarthy, Joan; Tyrrell, Mark

dc.contributor.author	Molloy, Claire
dc.contributor.author	McCarthy, Joan
dc.contributor.author	Tyrrell, Mark
dc.date.accessioned	2018-02-13T18:24:41Z
dc.date.available	2018-02-13T18:24:41Z
dc.date.issued	2015-12-29
dc.identifier.citation	The impact of an end-of-life healthcare ethics educational intervention 2015, 11 (1):28 Clinical Ethics	en
dc.identifier.issn	1477-7509
dc.identifier.issn	1758-101X
dc.identifier.doi	10.1177/1477750915622037
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10147/622794
dc.description	Background; The impact of healthcare ethics educational interventions on participants’ ethical development is rarely reported on and assessed; even less attention is paid to educational interventions that focus on end-of-life ethical issues. Aim: To evaluate the impact of the Ethical Framework for End-of-Life Care Study Sessions Programme (EOLCSS) on the moral development of healthcare staff who are delivering end-of-life care. Methods: The EOLCSS was delivered to 20 multi-disciplinary health care staff in Ireland in May 2013. Effect on moral reasoning was measured pre and post education using the Defining Issues Test 2 (DIT2). Inferential statistics were used to examine the relationships between change in DIT2 scores and demographic variables. Results: Participants experienced moral reasoning development following receipt of EOLCSS. Age and previous ethics education contributed to the observed changes in moral reasoning. Conclusions: Receipt of the EOLCSS may contribute to moral reasoning development in practicing healthcare professionals.	en
dc.relation.url	http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1477750915622037	en
dc.rights	Archived with thanks to Clinical Ethics	en
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	*
dc.subject	ETHICS	en
dc.subject	END OF LIFE	en
dc.subject	EDUCATION	en
dc.title	The impact of an end-of-life healthcare ethics educational intervention	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.contributor.department	Milford Care Centre, Limerick; University College Cork, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, Cork; Oaklodge Nursing Home, Cork, Ireland	en
dc.identifier.journal	Clinical Ethics	en
dc.contributor.institution	Milford Hospice, Limerick, Ireland
dc.contributor.institution	University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
dc.contributor.institution	Oaklodge Nursing Home, Cork, Ireland
refterms.dateFOA	2018-08-28T01:42:33Z