ITV-Pal programme: protocol of evaluation of the implementation of tech-volunteer programme in palliative care services
Introduction 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 volunteeri...
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| author | Rafael Gomez-Garcia Pilar Barnestein-Fonseca Maria Luisa Martín-Roselló Inmaculada Ruiz-Torreras Eva Vibora-Martin Helena Chapinal-Bascón |
| author_facet | Rafael Gomez-Garcia Pilar Barnestein-Fonseca Maria Luisa Martín-Roselló Inmaculada Ruiz-Torreras Eva Vibora-Martin Helena Chapinal-Bascón |
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| description | Introduction 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.Methods and analysis A mixed-method study design will be conducted. We will recruit 20 volunteers and 70 patients in two years. Intervention: training of volunteers in new technologies and volunteer accompaniment of patients/relatives using technologies. The control group will accompany patients as usual.Ethics and dissemination 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.Trial registration number NCT04900103. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ca3704b5428f428182ea6a954ce8e1062023-08-25T01:50:07ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552023-08-0113810.1136/bmjopen-2022-065222ITV-Pal programme: protocol of evaluation of the implementation of tech-volunteer programme in palliative care servicesRafael Gomez-Garcia0Pilar Barnestein-Fonseca1Maria Luisa Martín-Roselló2Inmaculada Ruiz-Torreras3Eva Vibora-Martin4Helena Chapinal-Bascón5Biomedical Research Institute of Malaga (IBIMA), University of Malaga, Malaga, SpainCUDECA Institute for Training and Research in Palliative Care, CUDECA Hospice Foundation, Malaga, SpainCUDECA Institute for Training and Research in Palliative Care, Málaga, Málaga, SpainCUDECA Institute for Training and Research in Palliative Care, CUDECA Hospice Foundation, Malaga, SpainCUDECA Institute for Training and Research in Palliative Care, CUDECA Hospice Foundation, Malaga, SpainCUDECA Institute for Training and Research in Palliative Care, Málaga, Málaga, SpainIntroduction 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.Methods and analysis A mixed-method study design will be conducted. We will recruit 20 volunteers and 70 patients in two years. Intervention: training of volunteers in new technologies and volunteer accompaniment of patients/relatives using technologies. The control group will accompany patients as usual.Ethics and dissemination 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.Trial registration number NCT04900103.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/8/e065222.full |
| spellingShingle | Rafael Gomez-Garcia Pilar Barnestein-Fonseca Maria Luisa Martín-Roselló Inmaculada Ruiz-Torreras Eva Vibora-Martin Helena Chapinal-Bascón ITV-Pal programme: protocol of evaluation of the implementation of tech-volunteer programme in palliative care services BMJ Open |
| title | ITV-Pal programme: protocol of evaluation of the implementation of tech-volunteer programme in palliative care services |
| title_full | ITV-Pal programme: protocol of evaluation of the implementation of tech-volunteer programme in palliative care services |
| title_fullStr | ITV-Pal programme: protocol of evaluation of the implementation of tech-volunteer programme in palliative care services |
| title_full_unstemmed | ITV-Pal programme: protocol of evaluation of the implementation of tech-volunteer programme in palliative care services |
| title_short | ITV-Pal programme: protocol of evaluation of the implementation of tech-volunteer programme in palliative care services |
| title_sort | itv pal programme protocol of evaluation of the implementation of tech volunteer programme in palliative care services |
| url | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/8/e065222.full |
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