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Table 2 Experience and Need for Hospice Care Education & Training by Type of Work (N = 324)

From: Hospice care education needs of nursing home staff in South Korea: a cross-sectional study

Hospice care education & training

Care helper

Nurse

Social worker

(N = 242)

(N = 26)

(N = 17)

Education experience (Yes)

168 (69.4)

19 (73.1)

11 (64.7)

Education resource+

 University

6 (2.5)

9 (34.6)

1 (5.9)

 Education program for care helpers*

146 (60.3)

2 (7.7)

5 (29.4)

 Continuing education

59 (24.4)

8 (30.8)

4 (23.5)

 General education program

56 (23.1)

6 (23.1)

4 (23.5)

 Other

14 (5.8)

2 (7.7)

2 (11.8)

Need of further education (Yes)

196 (81.0)

24 (92.3)

15 (88.2)

Method for further education

 Lecture

93 (38.4)

7 (26.9)

3 (17.6)

 Case study & discussion

105 (43.4)

15 (57.7)

7 (41.2)

 Research group

13 (5.4)

3 (11.5)

2 (11.8)

 Video

109 (45.0)

14 (53.8)

8 (47.1)

 Visiting institutes

48 (19.8)

6 (23.1)

2 (11.8)

 Others

7 (2.9)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

  1. Note. +Respondents could have multiple choices for the questions. * The education program is a 240 h requirement program for the care helper certification in South Korea