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- Title
Students, Severe Illness, and Palliative Care.
- Authors
Beccaro, M.; Gollo, G.; Ceccon, S.; Giordano, M.; Salvini, E.; Vignali, S.; Costantini, M.; Di Leo, Silvia
- Abstract
This study was aimed at piloting a school-based intervention on severe illness, within a project focused on spreading knowledge of palliative care among high school students (phases 0-2 Medical Research Council Framework). The intervention entailed the screening of a topic-related movie, 2 classroom meetings, and the development of a class-based multimedia production. Five classes from 5 high schools participated in this study, and a before–after evaluation was used to assess intervention feasibility and impact. Valid questionnaires were filled in by 84% (before) and 79% (after) of the 89 students. Concerning students’ knowledge on palliative care, the after evaluation showed a significantly higher paired proportions of students reporting on “improving patient quality of life” and “life-threatening illness.” Intervention components were deemed helpful by students, and positive feedback on the experience was given.
- Subjects
ITALY; TEACHER evaluation; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; CONFIDENCE intervals; CONTENT analysis; HEALTH education; HEALTH occupations students; HIGH school students; MEETINGS; MOTION pictures; MULTIMEDIA systems; PALLIATIVE treatment; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH evaluation; STATISTICAL sampling; PILOT projects; DATA analysis; THEMATIC analysis; PRE-tests &; post-tests; RESEARCH bias; EVALUATION of human services programs; DATA analysis software; ADOLESCENCE
- Publication
American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Medicine, 2015, Vol 32, Issue 7, p715
- ISSN
1049-9091
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1049909114539187