Bollig Georg, Gräf Kirsti, Gruna Harry, Drexler Daniel, Pothmann Raymund
Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care, Palliative Medicine and Pain Therapy, Helios Klinikum, 24837 Schleswig, Germany.
Department of Palliative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, University of Cologne, 50924 Cologne, Germany.
Children (Basel). 2024 Feb 9;11(2):224. doi: 10.3390/children11020224.
Last Aid Courses (LAC) for adults have been established in 21 countries in Europe, Australia and America to improve the public discussion about death and dying and to empower people to participate in end-of-life care provision. In 2018, the first Last Aid Courses for kids and teens (LAC-KT) were introduced. The aim of the study was to explore the views and experiences of the course participants and Last Aid Course instructors on the LAC-KT.
A mixed-methods approach was used. The views of the LAC-KT participants, aged 7 to 17 years, on the LAC-KT were collected using a questionnaire. In addition, the experiences of the Last Aid Course instructors were explored in focus group interviews.
The results show that 84% of the participants had experiences with death and dying and 91% found the LAC-KT helpful for everyone. The majority of the participants appreciate the opportunity to talk and learn about death, dying, grief and palliative care.
The LAC-KT is feasible, very well accepted and a welcome opportunity for exchanging and obtaining information about dying, grief and palliative care. The findings of the study indicate that the LAC-KT should be offered to all interested children and teenagers and included in the school curriculum.
在欧洲、澳大利亚和美国的21个国家已为成年人开设了临终急救课程（LAC），以促进关于死亡和临终的公众讨论，并使人们有能力参与临终护理服务。2018年，首次推出了针对儿童和青少年的临终急救课程（LAC-KT）。本研究的目的是探讨课程参与者和临终急救课程教员对LAC-KT的看法和体验。
采用混合方法。使用问卷调查收集了7至17岁的LAC-KT参与者对该课程的看法。此外，通过焦点小组访谈探讨了临终急救课程教员的体验。
结果显示，84%的参与者有过与死亡和临终相关的经历，91%的参与者认为LAC-KT对每个人都有帮助。大多数参与者赞赏有机会谈论和了解死亡、临终、悲伤和姑息治疗。
LAC-KT是可行的，非常受欢迎，是一个交流和获取有关临终、悲伤和姑息治疗信息的良好机会。研究结果表明，应向所有感兴趣的儿童和青少年提供LAC-KT，并将其纳入学校课程。
