Assessing the educational needs of Canadian gastroenterologists and gastroenterology nurses: challenges to optimal care in Crohn's Disease
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Assessing the educational needs of Canadian gastroenterologists and gastroenterology nurses: challenges to optimal care in Crohn's Disease
Abstract
Objective: A national needs assessment of Canadian gastroenterologists and gastroenterology nurses was undertaken to determine the perceived and unperceived educational and performance barriers to caring for patients with Crohn's disease (CD).
Methods: A triangulated, mixed-method approach (qualitative and quantitative) was used to determine the nature and extent of knowledge gaps and barriers in the care of patients with CD.
Results: Qualitative interviews were conducted with nine gastroenterologists, four gastroenterology nurses and nine patients with CD. Based on this exploratory research, a survey was designed and launched nationally (37 gastroenterologists, 36 gastroenterology nurses). Findings indicated that Canadian gastroenterologists and gastroenterology nurses lacked clarity regarding their roles and responsibilities across the continuum of CD care, and face communication gaps within the health care team, undermining their effectiveness. Gastroenterologists identified challenges in optimal diagnosis due to unclear testing and diagnostic criteria. They recognized knowledge gaps when treating patient subgroups and in prescribing biological therapies. Furthermore, gastroenterologists self-identified gaps in skill, knowledge, and confidence in monitoring disease progression and effectively assessing response to therapy. When managing patients with CD, gastroenterologists expressed challenges with patient issues outside their domain of medical expertise, particularly with the skills needed to facilitate effective patient communication and education that would enhance adherence to recommended treatments.
Conclusions: Educational initiatives should address diagnostic and treatment guidelines, as well as enhancement of clinical performance gaps in health care team processes and the patient-professional therapeutic relationship. To impact care and patient outcomes, these initiatives must be relevant to clinical practice settings and applicable to the practice context.
OBJECTIF :: Les auteurs ont entrepris une évaluation nationale des besoins des gastroentérologues et des infirmières en gastroentérologie (GE) du Canada afin de déterminer les obstacles perçus et non perçus à la formation et au rendement pour les soins aux patients atteints de la maladie de Crohn (MC).
MÉTHODOLOGIE :: Une démarche triangulée mixte (qualitative et quantitative) a permis de déterminer la nature et l’étendue des lacunes et des obstacles en matière de savoir dans les soins aux patients atteints de la MC.
RÉSULTATS :: Les auteurs ont procédé à des entrevues qualitatives auprès de neuf gastroentérologues, quatre infirmières en GE et neuf patients atteints de la MC. D’après cette recherche exploratoire, ils ont conçu un sondage et l’ont diffusé sur la scène nationale (37 gastroentérologues et 36 infirmières en GE). Les résultats indiquent que les gastroentérologues et les infirmières en GE du Canada ne savent pas clairement quels sont leurs rôles et leurs responsabilités dans le continuum des soins de la MC, et ils affrontent des écueils de communications au sein de l’équipe soignante, ce qui mine leur efficacité. Les gastroentérologues ont souligné des défis dans le cadre d’un diagnostic optimal en raison d’un manque de clarté dans les critères d’examen et diagnostiques. Ils ont admis de lacunes de savoir lorsqu’ils traitent des sous-groupes de patients ou veulent prescrire des thérapies biologiques. De plus, les gastroentérologues ont déterminé qu’ils présentaient des lacunes en matière de compétences, de savoir et de confiance pour surveiller l’évolution de la maladie et évaluer avec efficacité la réaction thérapeutique. Lorsqu’ils prennent en charge des patients atteints de la MC, les gastroentérologues ont exprimé des difficultés à l’égard des problèmes des patients qui se situent hors de leur champ d’expertise médicale, notamment les compétences nécessaires pour assurer des communications et une éducation efficaces avec eux afin d’optimiser l’observance des traitements recommandés.
CONCLUSIONS :: Les formations devraient porter sur les lignes directrices en matière de diagnostic et de traitement et sur la correction des lacunes relatives au rendement clinique dans les processus de l’équipe soignante et de la relation thérapeutique entre le patient et le professionnel. Pour avoir des répercussions sur l’issue des patients, ces initiatives doivent être adaptées à la pratique clinique et être applicables au contexte de la pratique.
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