What are the differences among occupational groups related to their palliative care-specific educational needs and intensity of interprofessional collaboration in long-term care homes?

Table 4 Differences in the End of Life Professional Caregiver (ELPC) and intensity of Inter-Professional Collaboration (IPC) surveys amoung occupational groups

Survey	Support staff mean (SD)	PSW mean (SD)	Registered staff mean (SD)	All groups mean (SD)	Comparison between occupational groups		Mean difference (A-B)	P value
					A	B
ELPC^a
					SS	RS	-1.28	0.001
PFCC	2.00 (1.1)	2.64 (0.8)	3.29 (0.6)	2.60 (1.0)		PSWs	−0.64	0.049
					PSWs	RS	−0.18	0.228
					SS	RS	-0.109	<0.001
CEV	1.93 (1.2)	2.59 (0.9)	3.02 (0.7)	2.48 (1.0)	SS	PSWs	−0.66	<0.001
					PSWs	RS	−0.43	0.006
					SS	RS	-1.17	<0.001
ECD	1.55 (1.1)	2.35 (0.9)	2.72 (0.7)	2.18 (1.0)	SS	PSWs	−0.80	<0.001
					PSWs	RS	−0.36	0.011
					SS	RS	-1.18	<0.001
Total	1.87 (1.0)	2.54 (0.8)	3.04 (0.6)	2.45 (0.9)	SS	PSWs	−0.67	<0.001
					PSWs	RS	−0.51	<0.001
IIPC^a
					SS	RS	-0.42	0.001
IPC Caring	3.73 (0.8)	3.97 (0.8)	4.15 (0.6)	3.94 (0.8)	SS	PSWs	−0.24	0.049
					PSWs	RS	−0.18	0.228
					SS	RS	-0.39	0.001
IPC coordination	3.73 (0.8)	4.05 (0.8)	4.12 (0.6)	3.96 (0.8)	SS	PSWs	−0.32	0.004
					PSWs	RS	−0.07	0.788
					SS	RS	-0.42	<0.001
Total	3.72 (0.8)	4.00 (0.7)	4.13 (0.6)	3.94 (0.7)	SS	PSWs	−0.29	0.007
					PSWs	RS	−0.13	0.405

^aHigher scores reflect greater skill, with 5 reflecting the greatest and 1 reflecting the least
ELPC End of Life Professional Caregiver Survey consists of: PFCC Patient and Family Centered Communication, CEV Cultural and Ethical Values, ECD Effective Care Delivery, IPC Intensity of Inter-professional Collaboration, SS Support Staff, PSW Personal Support Workers, RS Registered Staff
P<0.05 is significant

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