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Reflective Learning of Palliative Care by Secondary Healthcare and Sociosanitary Students Using Two Videoclips on the Experience of Cameron Duncan: “DFK6498” and “Strike Zone”

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Educating young people about how to interact with patients at the end of their lives is challenging. A qualitative study based on Husserl’s phenomenological approach was performed to describe the learning experience of secondary education students after watching, analysing, and reflecting on two videoclips featuring Cameron Duncan, a young man suffering from terminal cancer (DFK6498 and Strike Zone). Students from three vocational centres providing training in ancillary nursing, pharmacy, and dependent care in the Community of Madrid visited the Palliative Care (PC) Hospital. A total of 110 students (102 female and 8 male), with a median age of nineteen years, participated in the study. The students’ learning experience through the videoclips reveals the essential aspects required in palliative care, since the character suffers in every dimension of his being: physically as well as psychologically, socially, and spiritually. Therefore, this requires healthcare professionals to understand their experience, putting themselves in their place, to provide affectionate care and to display communication skills leading to a quality helping relationship. Four comprehensive educational categories were identified in the study. The students learned the importance of: 1) providing comprehensive and affectionate care to patients, 2) the need for communication skills in caring for patients, 3) being aware of the end of life and time left, 4) valuing life and fighting for what one wishes to attain. A visit to a PC hospital and the viewing of videoclips and reflection upon these, represents a useful strategy for secondary education healthcare students. The study indicates that videoclips are an innovative method for becoming aware of the various issues pertaining to palliative care.

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The authors thank the participants in this study who voluntarily accepted dedicating their time in this research.

The authors also acknowledge the help of Juan Lahuerta in preparing this manuscript.

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    Encarnacion Perez-Bret, Paula Jaman-Mewes & Lilia M. Quiroz-Carhuajulca

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Perez-Bret, E., Jaman-Mewes, P. & Quiroz-Carhuajulca, L.M. Reflective Learning of Palliative Care by Secondary Healthcare and Sociosanitary Students Using Two Videoclips on the Experience of Cameron Duncan: “DFK6498” and “Strike Zone”. Bioethical Inquiry 18, 253–264 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11673-021-10093-4

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