Interprofessional spiritual care education in pediatric hematology-oncology: A pilot study

dc.contributor.authorSzilagyi, Csaba
dc.contributor.authorLion, Alex H.
dc.contributor.authorVarner Perez, Shelley E.
dc.contributor.authorKoch, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorOyedele, Oladele
dc.contributor.authorSlaven, James E.
dc.contributor.authorMontz, Kianna
dc.contributor.authorHaase, Joan E.
dc.contributor.authorPuchalski, Christina M.
dc.contributor.departmentPediatrics, School of Medicineen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-21T18:13:36Z
dc.date.available2023-02-21T18:13:36Z
dc.date.issued2022-03
dc.description.abstractBackground Evidence and clinical guidelines call care team members to address the spiritual well-being of pediatric patients, especially adolescents and young adults (AYA), with cancer and blood disorders. However, the lack of relevant training in generalist spiritual care has been a key barrier. Therefore, we aimed to improve clinicians’ capabilities by utilizing the Interprofessional Spiritual Care Education Curriculum (ISPEC) to close this gap in pediatric hematology-oncology. A model of interprofessional spiritual care entails that all team members attend to patients’ spirituality by employing generalist spiritual care skills and collaborating with spiritual care specialists such as chaplains. Methods Interdisciplinary team members providing care for AYA with cancer and blood disorders were recruited to participate in interprofessional spiritual care education. Our intervention combined an evidence-based online curriculum and in-person discussion groups. Pretest-posttest study examined changes in participants’ skills and practices to identify, address, and discuss spiritual concerns. Surveys were conducted at baseline and at 1, 3, and 6 months after the intervention. Results Participants (n = 21) included physicians, advanced practice providers, nurse coordinators, and psychosocial team members. We observed positive changes in participants’ ability (36%, P < 0.01), frequency (56%, P = 0.01), confidence (32%, P < 0.01), and comfort (31%, P = 0.02) providing generalist spiritual care baseline versus one month, with significant gains maintained through six months (Omnibus P < 0.05). Conclusions Utilizing ISPEC, interprofessional spiritual care education has a strong potential to develop pediatric hematology-oncology team members’ capabilities to attend to the spiritual aspect of whole-person care and thus contribute to the well-being of AYA with cancer and blood disorders.en_US
dc.eprint.versionFinal published versionen_US
dc.identifier.citationSzilagyi, C., Lion, A. H., Varner Perez, S. E., Koch, S., Oyedele, O., Slaven, J. E., Montz, K., Haase, J. E., & Puchalski, C. M. (2022). Interprofessional spiritual care education in pediatric hematology-oncology: A pilot study. Pediatric Blood & Cancer, 69(3), e29515. https://doi.org/10.1002/pbc.29515en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1805/31359
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.relation.isversionof10.1002/pbc.29515en_US
dc.relation.journalPediatric Blood & Canceren_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.sourcePublisheren_US
dc.subjectadolescent and young adult (AYA)en_US
dc.subjectchaplaincyen_US
dc.subjectinterprofessional educationen_US
dc.titleInterprofessional spiritual care education in pediatric hematology-oncology: A pilot studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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