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Living with breathlessness: quality improvement project to enhance staff confidence and patient self-management
  1. Farzana Virani,
  2. Carrie Anderson,
  3. Rebecca Corfield and
  4. Maria Heron
  1. Palliative Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Farzana Virani; farzana.virani{at}nhs.net

Abstract

Objectives Breathlessness affects a significant proportion of patients in palliative care. This Quality Improvement Project aimed to develop a patient self-management resource, Living with Breathlessness, and to assess its impact on healthcare professionals’ confidence in non-pharmacological management of breathlessness.

Methods Using a Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle, a multi-professional team developed the resource based on staff suggestions. Pre-intervention and post-intervention surveys were used to measure healthcare professionals’ confidence

Results The resource increased confidence scores from 7 to 9 out of 10, and 93% reported that it enhanced their ability to support patient self-management.

Conclusion The project demonstrates the potential of self-management tools to improve healthcare professionals’ confidence, with potential implications for staff well-being and patient care. Further research is needed to assess long-term impacts.

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  • Palliative Care

https://doi.org/10.1136/spcare-2024-005184

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors CA, RC, FV and MH conducted the quality improvement project and developed the resource. FV authored the manuscript with contributions and review from CA, RC and MH. FV is the guarantor.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; internally peer reviewed.