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They were purposively sampled through Samana, a nonprofit organization supporting people with chronic illness and their informal caregivers.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The training was pilot-tested among 59 community volunteers across six locations in Flanders, Belgium. Thirty-seven (63%) volunteers completed both modules (i.e. the didactic and follow-up session). Nineteen volunteers participated in interviews and eight stakeholders took part in a group discussion. The training had a positive effect (at T2) on knowledge about palliative care (0.58 fewer incorrect answers at T2;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.011) and self-efficacy in discussing identified needs with a community resident (+0.51 at T2;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090001) and healthcare professional (+0.42 at T2;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090022). Community volunteers reported increased awareness of their own importance, more self-efficacy in setting boundaries, and more self-confidence in communicating with community residents and healthcare professionals. Community volunteers indicated that the training met their expectations, was useful, and that benefits were proportionate to required efforts.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The training was evaluated positively on effectiveness and acceptability, enabling volunteers to respond better to palliative care needs and to support them in their signposting role. Findings of this early evaluation, focusing on short-term outcomes, suggest that this training program can be scaled up and integrated into educational programs of stakeholder organizations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/02692163261437605","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,7]],"date-time":"2026-05-07T04:50:27Z","timestamp":1778129427000},"page":"1017-1033","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Evaluation of the \u201cAttentive Visitors\u201d training program to support community volunteers in their palliative care signposting role: a multimethods design"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"40","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-0302-9834","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sabet","family":"Van Steenbergen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"End-of-Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) &amp; Ghent University, Belgium"},{"name":"Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Belgium"},{"name":"Compassionate Communities Centre of Expertise, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium"},{"name":"Department of Family Medicine and Chronic Care, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0743-0364","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sarah","family":"Dury","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Compassionate Communities Centre of Expertise, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium"},{"name":"Department of Educational Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium"},{"name":"Society and Ageing Research Lab, Vrij Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8158-2422","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Luc","family":"Deliens","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"End-of-Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) &amp; Ghent University, Belgium"},{"name":"Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Belgium"},{"name":"Compassionate Communities Centre of Expertise, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium"},{"name":"Department of Family Medicine and Chronic Care, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6277-072X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kenneth","family":"Chambaere","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"End-of-Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) &amp; Ghent University, Belgium"},{"name":"Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Belgium"},{"name":"Compassionate Communities Centre of Expertise, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7214-704X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Steven","family":"Vanderstichelen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"End-of-Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) &amp; Ghent University, Belgium"},{"name":"Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Belgium"},{"name":"Compassionate Communities Centre of Expertise, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium"},{"name":"Department of Family Medicine and Chronic Care, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,6]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Lohman D Cleary J Connor S et al. 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