Browsing by Author "Pérez Cruz, Pedro Emilio"

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    Furthering Palliative Care Training in Latin America: Development and Assessment of an Advanced Diploma Course in Palliative Care in Chile
    (2022) Daubman, Bethany-Rose; Pérez Cruz, Pedro Emilio; Leiva Vásquez, Ofelia Paz; Wong, Allen W.; Stoltenberg, Mark
    Context: The vast majority of people with serious health-related suffering in low- and middle-income countries lack access to palliative care (PC). In Latin America, this shortage is critical, and PC education is greatly needed. Objectives: This study aims to assess the effects of an advanced PC diploma course in Chile through assessment of participants' satisfaction, knowledge, behavior, and self-efficacy. Methods: We developed and implemented a 12-day, hybrid-setting, advanced PC diploma course for Latin American clinicians and collected and analyzed pre course, immediate post course, and 6-month post course quantitative and qualitative data on satisfaction, knowledge, behaviors, and self-efficacy. Results: Thirteen Latin American doctors participated in this advanced PC diploma course. Overall knowledge and self-efficacy increased post course. One hundred percent of participants described the course as "very high quality" or "high quality," described the course's teaching methods as "very easy to understand" or "easy to understand," and ranked role-play as a "very useful" tool. Conclusion: There is a critical shortage of PC in Latin America where PC education is greatly needed. The lessons learned from this pilot advanced PC diploma course will inform further PC educational development in Latin America. The results of our course assessments show that an advanced diploma course can increase participants' PC knowledge, behaviors, and self-efficacy with a goal of leveraging the Train the Trainer model to increase PC educational leadership and enable training at participants' home institutions.
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    Impact of visiting restrictions for the dying during the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare professionals\' quality of life around the world (the CO-LIVE study)
    (Springer, 2022) Ham, Mirte van der; Korfage, Ida; Mori, Masanori; Block, Lieve van den; Mayland, Catriona R.; Haugen, Dagny Faksvag; Ceh, Hana Kodba; Loucka, Martin; Adriana Tripodoro, Vilma; Ximena León, Marta; Pérez Cruz, Pedro Emilio; Luiz Ferreira, Esther Angélica; López Saca, José Mario; Kristanti, Martina Sinta; Zee, Masha; Heide, Agnes van der
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    Lifetime socioeconomic determinants of health trajectories among older adults
    (Elsevier Ltd, 2021) Letelier, Alejandra; Cabib Madero, Ignacio Andrés; Undurraga Fourcade, Eduardo Andrés; Pérez Cruz, Pedro Emilio
    Drawing on life course theory and research, we explored how socioeconomic circumstances during childhood and adulthood shape self-reported health trajectories among older Mexican adults. We used data from the Mexican Health and Aging Study panel survey (2001–2015) and used sequence analysis to estimate types of self-reported health trajectories in older adulthood. We then explored the association between those health trajectories and socioeconomic determinants at different life stages, including education, occupation, employment, economic status, parental education, and adverse living conditions and illnesses during childhood. Our contributions are threefold. First, we identified four types of health trajectories for men and eight for women, representing a more nuanced longitudinal health status profile than previously shown. Second, we found that childhood and adult socioeconomic circumstances influence self-reported health trajectories at older age. Third, our results suggest there is no simple monotonic relationship between life course circumstances and self-reported health trajectories.
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    The development of an advanced diploma program for palliative care leaders in Chile
    (SAGE Publications Ltd, 2023) Stoltenberg, Mark; Leiva-Vásquez, Ofelia; Pérez Cruz, Pedro Emilio; Daubman, Bethany-Rose
    Context: The majority of people with serious health-related suffering in low- and middle-income countries lack access to palliative care (PC). Increased access to PC education is greatly needed. Objectives: This paper describes the process to adapt an advanced PC training course for a Chilean context. Methods: A joint team of intercultural PC educators from the US and Chile conducted a series of key informant interviews and a target audience survey to iteratively design a PC training course in Chile. Results: Eight key informant interviews identified a strong need for formal PC education pathways, confirmed the five central learning domains, and helped to identify potential course sub-topics. A target audience survey of 59 PC providers from across Chile confirmed a strong desire to participate in such a course. Conclusion: Our team of intercultural PC educators adapted an advanced PC course to the unique context of Chilean providers.