A5026483294- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
University of Bologna
2017
ABSTRACT Background: Evidence concerning when and in which manner older people living nursing homes (NHs) would prefer to discuss advance care planning (ACP) is still scarce. This study explored the attitudes of NH residents family members toward ACP their opinions as right time broach subject, it should be approached, content ACP. Methods: was a qualitative using face-to-face interviews with 30 (age range 66–94), 10 from 4 Italian NHs. The were analyzed analysis. Results: Three main themes...
Do patient information sheets for randomized controlled trial provide clear information? Aim. To assess whether (PIS) trials (RCT) submitted during 2012 to a large Italian Ethics Committee provided information. Methods. One hundred and seven PIS RCT involving adult subjects were obtained from the Office. Using five-point scale, two observers with education in nursing assessed overall comprehensibility clarity of about following items: rational study, aims, procedures, randomization, placebo,...