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. 2022 Jan 21;21(1):12.
doi: 10.1186/s12904-022-00902-x.

Development and palliative care staff reactions to a sleep regulation educational intervention

Elizabeth Capezuti  1 , Rana Sagha Zadeh  2 , Michael Ames Brigham  3 , Brooke Ana Dias  3 , Benjamin Chanhee Kim  3 , Evie Lengetti  4 , Belle Erikson  4 , Nancy Swezey  5 , Ana C Krieger  6
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Development and palliative care staff reactions to a sleep regulation educational intervention

Elizabeth Capezuti et al. BMC Palliat Care. .

Abstract

Background: In palliative care, sleep and circadian rhythm problems are common symptoms. Nonpharmacological interventions are available; however, health care providers are not aware of these or lack the knowledge to effectively implement in practice. This study reports the content and design development of the PRIME™ (Program for Improving & Managing Environments for Sleep) sleep online educational intervention as well as the evaluation of the intervention by practicing nurses with a focus on perceived acceptability and satisfaction.

Methods: Development of the education employed a multi-step process that assesses the current state of the science in this area (literature reviews), the needs of regional target recipients (hospice/palliative care staff), expert recommendations and views of a national pool of hospice/palliative workers. A cross-sectional, descriptive study with key staff informants evaluated the acceptability and usability of the modules using both scale-response items to rate the content and design of the modules and overall satisfaction and five open-response questions to suggest changes to the educational intervention.

Results: Among 31 palliative care professionals, most rated the content and design favorably. A total of 20 participants provided suggestions to improve the educational intervention. Their comments were categorized into six themes: Integration into Practice; Content, Exercises and Material Provided by Modules; User Interface and Design; and Adapt and Expand Modules for Public, Family and Caregivers.

Conclusions: The data suggest that the PRIME™ educational intervention can be an effective tool to train direct-care palliative care professionals on interventions for use in their daily practice. We also demonstrated that the educational intervention is feasible to deliver online and that the online modules appealed to respondents, suggesting that future delivery of the educational intervention can use the same or similar modes of presentation.

Keywords: Acceptability; Circadian Rhythm; Health Professional Education; Non-pharmacological Intervention; Palliative Care; Sleep; Usability.

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The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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