title: The Ligurian high-school educational project on palliative care: development and piloting of a school-based intervention on bereavement and severe illness.
abstract: This study was aimed at developing and piloting a school-based intervention on severe illness-induced bereavement through a project focused on spreading knowledge of palliative care among high school students (phases 0-II Medical Research Council Framework). The intervention entailed the screening of a topic-related movie and a classroom meeting. Eight classes from 2 high schools participated, and a before-after evaluation was used to assess intervention feasibility and impact. Valid questionnaires, including 2 open-ended questions focusing on bereavement and strategies for coping with loss, were filled in by 89% (before) and 84% (after) of the 159 students. In the after evaluation, content analysis on the "strategies" question showed that answers concerning closeness and sharing were reported more frequently. Positive feedback was collected as regards the overall experience.
authors.affiliation: Regional Palliative Care Network, IRCCS AOU San Martino - IST, Genoa, Italy monica.beccaro@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beccaro
authors.affiliation: Regional Palliative Care Network, IRCCS AOU San Martino - IST, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: Giorgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gollo
authors.affiliation: Hospice Maria Chighine, IRCCS AOU San Martino - IST, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giordano
authors.affiliation: Hospice Maria Chighine, IRCCS AOU San Martino - IST, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Igazzini
authors.affiliation: Emergency Ward, IRCCS AOU San Martino - IST, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: Valentina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Servente
authors.affiliation: Hospice Maria Chighine, IRCCS AOU San Martino - IST, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vignali
authors.affiliation: Regional Palliative Care Network, IRCCS AOU San Martino - IST, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Costantini
authors.affiliation: Regional Palliative Care Network, IRCCS AOU San Martino - IST, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: Silvia Di
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Leo
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D001293:Attitude to Death; D001601:Bereavement; D003479:Curriculum; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000523:psychology*; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Medical Research Council Framework; before–after evaluation.; bereavement; inpatient hospice nurses; palliative care; public education; school-based intervention