An opportunity to participate in survey – The University of Edinburgh research study ‘Palliative Care Education in low-middle income country Humanitarian contexts: an exploration of Humanitarian Health Worker’s learning needs’ is currently recruiting Humanitarian Health Workers to undertake a 15–20-minute online survey.
Further details about the survey are outlined below. Full participant information and access to the online survey can be found here https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/edinburgh/palliative-care-education-in-lmic-humanitarian-contexts or via the QR code below. Thank you so much for considering this.
What is the purpose of the study?
There are a growing number of people in need of humanitarian assistance, especially in low- and middle-income country settings (LMIC’s), and whilst historically palliative care has rarely been undertaken in these situations, in recent years there has been a growing interest in palliative care integration in humanitarian settings.
Whilst there are seminal definitions of palliative care (i.e. from the WHO in 2002), discussions on what constitutes contextually appropriate palliative care in LMIC humanitarian settings continue. In addition, many humanitarian health workers remain unfamiliar with the role it can play in enhancing quality of life for people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions.
Therefore, there would appear to be a need for training/education in contextually appropriate palliative care for Health Workers practicing in LMIC humanitarian settings.
This study aims to explore Humanitarian Health Workers (HHWs) understanding/experience of palliative care in LMIC humanitarian contexts; identify palliative care learning needs of HHW’s, explore effective learning modalities and identify barriers/facilitators to undertaking palliative care learning.
The study comprises an online survey and semi-structured interviews (to be undertaken virtually, via Zoom).
Who can participate?
Health Workers either currently working in, or having previously worked in, a LMIC Humanitarian setting.
If I choose to participate what is involved?
You will have the option to consent to undertake the online survey. The questions commence with demographic details relating to current and prior work experience, followed by exploring attitudes and confidence in palliative care; palliative care experience and palliative care training and learning needs.
In addition to the survey, if you agree, you may be contacted at a later time about participating in an interview, this portion of the study will take about 60-105 mins to complete and will be undertaken electronically via Zoom.
The survey and interviews are undertaken in English.
Participation is completely voluntary.
Ethics approval
A favourable ethical opinion has been obtained from the Edinburgh Medical School Research Ethics Committee (24-EMREC-056) at the University of Edinburgh. The University of Edinburgh is the sponsor of this study.
What are the benefits to participating in the study?
Anticipated benefits of your participation include giving you the opportunity to share your experiences and allow researchers to understand your knowledge, attitudes, confidence and learning needs related to palliative care.
Any questions?
If you have any questions regarding this study, please contact Michelle McGannan at m.r.mcgannan@sms.ed.ac.uk
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