Design
The present work is a retrospective descriptive study with self-assessment. For this purpose, a learning objectives survey and a qualitative analysis of open text responses were conducted. Data was collected immediately after completion of the course as a routine evaluation as part of the quality management of the specialized palliative care unit. This work has therefore been conducted using available quality assessment data.The qualitative analysis makes it possible to learn about participants’ experiences from their personal perspective and to find out other information not included in the questionnaire. Qualitative analysis does not aim at representativeness, therefore a small number of participants may be sufficient. The aim is to obtain more detailed information about the personal experiences and to relate these to the quantitative evaluation in the present study. For transparency, a standard of quality of qualitative research, the steps of the analysis are shown under qualitative analysis.