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Palliative medicine and dying in the rescue service - attitudes, perspectives and knowledge of trainees in the rescue service

Recruiting
Conditions
Palliative care in the ambulance service
Registration Number
DRKS00026206
Lead Sponsor
Klinik für Anästhesie und IntensivmedizinUniversitätsklinikum Gießen und MarburgStandort Marburg
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
150
Inclusion Criteria

Trainees at the DRK training center in Marburg (paramedics and EMTs)
- Subjects = 16 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

- Trainees of the DRK training center in Marburg who are not on duty
- Subjects <16 years

Study & Design

Study Type
observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
How does the view of dying and death change during training? The following questionnaires are used:<br>I. General information (level of training, experience in emergency services, etc.)<br>II. PCEP-GR (German version of the Palliative Care Education and Practice” questionnaire): records experience and personal dealings with the dying<br>III. Questions about attitude and professional practice (own collection of questions, not validated, purely descriptive evaluation, therefore no validation planned)<br>IV. FIMEST-E (Questionnaire inventory for the multi-dimensional recording of the experience of dying and death”): comprehensively and differentiates the emotional assessments that a person undertakes while thinking about dying and death.<br>V. Psychological stress GAD-2 (anxiety) and PHQ-2 (depression)<br>VI. BPW (Bonn Palliative Knowledge Test): Acquisition of knowledge about palliative care<br>VII. Open questions
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Gaining knowledge of the level of knowledge of trainees in the rescue service about palliative medicine, palliative medical diseases and their treatment options in the preclinical setting. Are these subject areas considered relevant for the training?<br>Do certain operational situations lead to intra-role conflicts? Which work situations are perceived as stressful?
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