CUDECA Institute for Training and Research in Palliative Care, Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga-IBIMA Group C08: Pharma economy: Clinical and economic evaluation of medication and Palliative Care, Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
BMJ Open. 2023 Aug 24;13(8):e065222. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065222.
Volunteer support for patients and families at the end of life provides many benefits for the beneficiaries. New technologies could be a necessary resource in the accompaniment although, if there is little literature on palliative care volunteering in general, specifically on volunteering and new technologies, we find little information on the subject.Therefore, the aim of this study is to implement and evaluate a training program for palliative care volunteers using new technologies in order to begin accompanying patients and families in hospital or at home.
A mixed-method study design will be conducted. We will recruit 20 volunteers and 70 patients in two years.
training of volunteers in new technologies and volunteer accompaniment of patients/relatives using technologies. The control group will accompany patients as usual.
Ethics approval for the ITV-Pal Programme project was granted by the Malaga Regional Research Ethics Committee. As new knowledge is gained from this project, findings will be disseminated through publications, presentations and feedback to clinicians who are participating in this study.
NCT04900103.
在生命末期为患者和家属提供志愿者支持，为受益者带来诸多益处。尽管新技术可能是陪伴过程中的必要资源，但如果一般的姑息治疗志愿服务、特别是志愿服务和新技术方面的文献很少，我们就会发现关于这个主题的信息很少。因此，本研究旨在实施和评估一项使用新技术的姑息治疗志愿者培训计划，以便开始在医院或家中陪伴患者和家属。
将采用混合方法研究设计。我们将在两年内招募 20 名志愿者和 70 名患者。
志愿者在新技术方面的培训以及志愿者使用技术陪伴患者/亲属。对照组将按常规方式陪伴患者。
马德里地区研究伦理委员会批准了 ITV-Pal 计划项目的伦理审批。随着该项目获得新的知识，研究结果将通过出版物、演讲和向参与该研究的临床医生反馈来传播。
NCT04900103。
