title: Students, Severe Illness, and Palliative Care: Results From a Pilot Study on a School-Based Intervention.
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.
authors.affiliation: Academy of Sciences of Palliative Medicine, Bentivoglio, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beccaro
authors.affiliation: Hospice ASL 4 Chiavarese, Chiavari, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gollo
authors.affiliation: Hospice Maria Chighine, IRCCS AOU San Martino - IST, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ceccon
authors.affiliation: Hospice Maria Chighine, IRCCS AOU San Martino - IST, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Giordano
authors.affiliation: Hospice Maria Chighine, IRCCS AOU San Martino - IST, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Salvini
authors.affiliation: Hospice Maria Chighine, IRCCS AOU San Martino - IST, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vignali
authors.affiliation: Palliative Care Unit, IRCCS Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Costantini
authors.affiliation: Palliative Care Unit, IRCCS Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy silvia.dileo@asmn.re.it.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Di Leo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003479:Curriculum; D018479:Early Intervention, Educational; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: MRC Framework; feasibility; high school students; palliative care knowledge; public education; school-based intervention