Abstract:

Objective To investigate the feasibility and methods of hospice care training for clinical interns in Department of Hematology. Methods Twenty-eight clinical interns in Department of Hematology were randomly divided into lecture-based learning group and case-based learning group, and were subject to hospice care training through lecture-based learning method and case-based learning method respectively. The awareness of hospice medical practice was evaluated with Likert scale for hospice knowledge, questionnaires were employed to measure the attitudes towards teaching methods, and the training efficacies were compared between groups. Results The awareness and capabilities of hospice medical practice of interns were significantly improved after clinical training for hospice care knowledge, the scores of Likert scale for hospice knowledges were significantly increased in two groups after training (P<0.05), and the the score in case-based learning group was significantly higher than that in lecture-based learning group (P<0.05). In addition, questionnaire survey indicated that interns from case-based learning group found more usefulness of training than those from lecture-based learning group. Conclusion It is feasible to carry out hospice care training for interns in Department of Hematology, and case-based learning method may yield better results.

Key words: hospice care, interns, case-based learning