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Giordano A, De Panfilis L, Veronese S, Bruzzone M, Cascioli M, Farinotti M, Giovannetti AM, Grasso MG, Kruger P, Lugaresi A, Manson L, Perin M, Pucci E, Solaro C, Ghirotto L, Solari A. User appraisal of a booklet for advance care planning in multiple sclerosis: a multicenter, qualitative Italian study. Neurol Sci 2024; 45:1145-1154. [PMID: 37816932 PMCID: PMC10858142 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-023-07087-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Implementation of advance care planning (ACP) in people with progressive multiple sclerosis (PwPMS) is limited. We aimed to involve users (PwPMS, significant others, and healthcare professionals involved in PwPMS care) in the evaluation and refinement of a booklet to be used during the ACP conversations. METHODS This qualitative study consisted of cognitive interviews with PwPMS and significant others and a focus group with healthcare professionals from three Italian centers. We analyzed the interviews using the framework method and the focus group using thematic analysis. RESULTS We interviewed 10 PwPMS (3 women; median age 54 years; median Expanded Disability Status Scale score 6.0) and three significant others (2 women; 2 spouses and one daughter). The analysis yielded three themes: booklet comprehensibility and clarity, content acceptability and emotional impact, and suggestions for improvement. Twelve healthcare professionals (7 neurologists, 3 psychologists, one nurse, and one physiotherapist) participated in the focus group, whose analysis identified two themes: booklet's content importance and clarity and challenges to ACP implementation. Based on analysis results, we revised the booklet (text, layout, and pictures) and held a second-round interviews with two PwPMS and one significant other. The interviewees agreed on the revisions but reaffirmed their difficulty in dealing with the topic and the need for a physician when using the booklet. CONCLUSIONS Appraisal of the booklet was instrumental in improving its acceptability and understandability before using it in the ConCure-SM feasibility trial. Furthermore, our data reveal a lack of familiarity with ACP practice in the Italian context.
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- Andrea Giordano
- Unit of Neuroepidemiology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Via Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, Italy.
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- Bioethics Unit - Scientific Directorate, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42100, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Hospice 'La Torre Sul Colle, Azienda USL Umbria 2, 06049, Spoleto, Italy
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- Unit of Neuroepidemiology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Via Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Neuroepidemiology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Via Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, Italy
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- The European Patients' Academy (EUPATI), 00165, Rome, Italy
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- UOSI Riabilitazione Sclerosi Multipla, IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, 40121, Bologna, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Neuromotorie, Università di Bologna, 40121, Bologna, Italy
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- Health Quality & Safety Commission New Zealand, 7045, Nelson, New Zealand
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- Bioethics Unit - Scientific Directorate, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42100, Reggio Emilia, Italy
- Doctoral Program in Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, 41100, Modena, Italy
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- UOC Neurologia AV4, ASUR Marche, 63900, Fermo, Italy
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- Department of Rehabilitation, CRRF "Mons. L. Novarese", Loc. Trompone, 13040, Moncrivello, Italy
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- Qualitative Research Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42100, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Unit of Neuroepidemiology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Via Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, Italy
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Porteri C, Ienco G, Piccinni M, Pasqualetti P. Towards the implementation of law n. 219/2017 on informed consent and advance directives for patients with psychiatric disorders and dementia. Physicians' knowledge, attitudes and practices in four northern Italian health care facilities. BMC Med Ethics 2024; 25:7. [PMID: 38184541 PMCID: PMC10771689 DOI: 10.1186/s12910-023-00997-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND On December 2017 the Italian Parliament approved law n. 219/2017 "Provisions for informed consent and advance directives" regarding challenging legal and bioethical issues related to healthcare decisions and end-of life choices. The law promotes the person's autonomy as a right and provides for the centrality of the individual in every scenario of health care by mean of three tools: informed consent, shared care planning and advance directives. Few years after the approval of the law, we conducted a survey among physicians working in four health care facilities specific for the care of people suffering from psychiatric disorders, cognitive disorders and dementia located in the North of Italy aiming to investigate their perceived knowledge and training need, attitudes regarding law n. 219/2017 provisions, and practices of implementation of the law. METHODS A semi-structured questionnaire was developed on an online platform. The invitation to participate in the survey was sent by email to the potential participants. Information was collected by means of the online platform (Google Forms) which allows to export data in a spreadsheet (Windows Excel) to perform basic statistical analysis (frequency distributions, bar chart representation). RESULTS Twenty-five out of sixty physicians participated in the survey. None of the respondents value their knowledge of the law as very good, 10 good, 13 neither poor nor good, 1 poor and 1 very poor. All the respondents want to learn more about the law (21 yes and 4 absolutely yes). The majority of respondents agrees with the content of the law as a whole (3 absolutely agree, 13 agree), and on each provision. The question on the clarity of the concept of capacity in the law received mixed answers and this impacted on the physicians' opinion regarding the legitimacy in principle for our groups of patients to realize shared care planning and write advance directives. Thirteen physicians neither introduced the theme of shared care planning nor arranged for shared care planning and the main reason for this was that no patient was in a clinical situation to require it. When shared care planning is realized, a variability in terms of type and number of meetings, mode of tracking and communication is registered. CONCLUSIONS Our survey results indicate a need for more clarity regarding the interpretation and implementation of the law in the patient groups under study. There are in particular two related areas that deserve further discussion: (1) the question of whether these patient groups are in principle legitimized by the law to realize shared care planning or write advance directives; (2) the notion of capacity required by the law and how this notion can be declined in real-life situations.
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- Corinna Porteri
- Bioethics Unit, IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Via Pilastroni, 4, Brescia, 25125, Italy.
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- Bioethics Unit, IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Via Pilastroni, 4, Brescia, 25125, Italy
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- Department of Political Science, Law and International Studies - SPGI, Università di Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Section of Medical Statistics, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy
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Kim B, Lee J, Choi YS. Public awareness of advance care planning and hospice palliative care: a nationwide cross-sectional study in Korea. BMC Palliat Care 2023; 22:205. [PMID: 38151721 PMCID: PMC10752019 DOI: 10.1186/s12904-023-01333-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023] Open
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CONTEXT Advance care planning (ACP) and hospice palliative care (HPC) have potential benefits for individuals and health systems. Public awareness of them might increase their acceptance. OBJECTIVES To examine public awareness of ACP and HPC and related factors including individuals' experience of health care among Korean population. METHODS A cross-sectional study based on a nationally representative sample was conducted. Data from participants aged 15 years or older were examined. Socio-demographic characteristics, health-related factors, health care experience in the past year, and awareness of ACP and HPC were analyzed. Subgroup analysis was conducted to determine associations between specific experiences during outpatient visit and awareness of ACP and HPC. RESULTS Of a total of 13,546 subjects, 39.3% and 35.7% reported awareness of ACP and HPC, respectively. About half (48.6%) of participants reported that they were completely unaware of ACP or HPC. Recent outpatient visit was positively associated with HPC awareness. Participants were more likely to recognize ACP or HPC if they had experience in hospitalization and health checkup over the past year and had trust in the medical system. Conversely, participants who had inadequate health care access due to cost burden showed low awareness of ACP and HPC. CONCLUSION There was a lack of public awareness of ACP and HPC. There were significant differences depending on various factors, especially individual health care experiences. Appropriate interventions are needed to facilitate discussion of ACP and HPC, thereby increasing public awareness.
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- Boram Kim
- Division of Health Policy, Bureau of Health Policy, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Sejong-si, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine, Veterans Health Service (VHS) Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Family Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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De Panfilis L, Veronese S, Perin M, Cascioli M, Farinotti M, Kruger P, Zagarella RM, Curtis JR, Sudore RL, Nielsen EL, Engelberg RA, Giordano A, Solari A. Italian cross-cultural adaptation of the Quality of Communication questionnaire and the 4-item advance care planning engagement questionnaire. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0282960. [PMID: 36952509 PMCID: PMC10035811 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Advance care planning (ACP) is influenced by several factors (e.g., patient's readiness to engage, clinician's skills, and the cultural environment). Availability of reliable and valid self-reported measures of the ACP domains is crucial, including cross-cultural equivalence. AIM To culturally adapt into Italian the 19-item Quality of Communication (QOC) and the 4-item ACP Engagement (4-item ACP-E) questionnaires. METHODS We translated and culturally adapted the two questionnaires and produced a significant other (SO) version of the QOC (QOC-SO). Each questionnaire was field tested via cognitive interviews with users: nine patients (QOC, 4-item ACP-E) and three SOs (QOC-SO) enrolled at three palliative care services. RESULTS We made minor changes to 5/19 QOC items, to improve clarity and internal consistency; we changed the response option 'didn't do' into 'not applicable'. Finally, we slightly revised the QOC to adapt it to the paper/electronic format. QOC debriefing revealed that the section on end of life was emotionally challenging for both patients and SOs. We simplified the 4-item ACP-E layout, added a sentence in the introduction, and revised the wording of one item, to improve coherence with the Italian ACP legislation. ACP-E debriefing did not reveal any major issue. CONCLUSIONS Results were satisfactory in terms of semantic, conceptual and normative equivalence of both questionnaires. Acceptability was satisfactory for the 4-item ACP-E, while findings of the QOC cognitive debriefing informed a major amendment of a pilot trial protocol on ACP in multiple sclerosis (ConCure-SM): use of the interviewer version only, in an adaptive form. Psychometric testing of both questionnaires on a large, independent sample will follow.
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- Bioethics Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
- PhD Program in Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Hospice 'La Torre sul Colle', Azienda USL Umbria 2, Spoleto, Italy
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- Unit of Neuroepidemiology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- EUPATI Fellow (European Patients Academy for Therapeutic Innovation) Italy, Rome, Italy
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- Bioethics Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
- National Research Council (CNR), Interdepartmental Center for Research Ethics and Integrity (CID Ethics), Rome, Italy
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- Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence at UW Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Division of Geriatrics, School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence at UW Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Cambia Palliative Care Center of Excellence at UW Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Unit of Neuroepidemiology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Neuroepidemiology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan, Italy
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Porteri C, Ienco G, Turla EM, Petrini C, Pasqualetti P. Italian law n. 219/2017 on consent and advance directives: survey among Ethics Committees on their involvement and possible role. BMC Med Ethics 2022; 23:114. [PMID: 36384647 PMCID: PMC9670375 DOI: 10.1186/s12910-022-00858-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background On December 2017 the Italian Parliament approved law n. 219/2017 “Provisions for informed consent and advance directives” regarding challenging legal and bioethical issues related to healthcare decisions and end-of-life choices. The law does not contain an explicit reference to Ethics Committees (ECs), but they could still play a role in implementing the law. Methods A questionnaire-based survey was performed among the ECs of the Italian Institute for Research and Care belonging to the Network of neuroscience and neurorehabilitation, with the aim of (1) knowing whether the ECs participated and, if so, how in the process of implementation of law n. 219/2017 in the referring institutes; (2) investigating the point of view of the ECs regarding their possible involvement in the process; (3) exploring the contribution ECs can provide to give effective implementation to the law principles and provisions. Results Seventeen ECs out of thirty took part in the survey; the characteristics of the responding and non-responding committees are similar, so the responding ECs can be regarded as representative of all ECs in the Network. Nine ECs did not discuss the law in anyway: the main reason for this is that the referring institutions (6) and the health care professionals (3) did not ask for an EC intervention. Nevertheless, the large majority of the ECs believe that their involvement in the implementation of the law as a whole is appropriate (8) or absolutely appropriate (6), while 3 of them are neutral. No EC believes that the involvement is inappropriate. The aspect of the law on which the 14 ECs converge in considering the EC involvement appropriate/absolutely appropriate is the one related to the health facilities obligation to guarantee the full and proper implementation of the principles of the law. Conclusions Our survey confirms that ECs believe they can play a role in the implementation of law n. 219/2017, although this does not entirely correspond to what the committees have actually done in reality. This role could be better exercised by ECs specifically established for clinical practice, which would have a composition, functioning and a mandate better suited to the purpose. This supports the call for a national regulation of ECs for clinical practice. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12910-022-00858-w.
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Yeung AWK, Kletecka-Pulker M, Klager E, Eibensteiner F, Doppler K, El-Kerdi A, Willschke H, Völkl-Kernstock S, Atanasov AG. Patient Safety and Legal Regulations: A Total-Scale Analysis of the Scientific Literature. J Patient Saf 2022; 18:e1116-e1123. [PMID: 35617635 DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000001040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to quantitatively analyze the scientific literature landscape covering legal regulations of patient safety. METHODS This retrospective bibliometric analysis queried Web of Science database to identify relevant publications. The identified scientific literature was quantitatively evaluated to reveal prevailing study themes, contributing journals, countries, institutions, and authors, as well as citation patterns. RESULTS The identified 1295 publications had a mean of 13.8 citations per publication and an h-index of 57. Approximately 78.8% of them were published since 2010, with the United States being the top contributor and having the greatest publication growth. A total of 79.2% (n = 1025) of the publications were original articles, and 12.5% (n = 162) were reviews. The top authors (by number of publications published on the topic) were based in the United States and Spain and formed 3 collaboration clusters. The top institutions by number of published articles were mainly based in the United States and United Kingdom, with Harvard University being on top. Internal medicine, surgery, and nursing were the most recurring clinical disciplines. Among 4 distinct approaches to improve patient safety, reforms of the liability system (n = 91) were most frequently covered, followed by new forms of regulation (n = 73), increasing transparency (n = 67), and financial incentives (n = 38). CONCLUSIONS Approximately 78.8% of the publications on patient safety and its legal implications were published since 2010, and the United States was the top contributor. Approximately 79.2% of the publications were original articles, whereas 12.5% were reviews. Healthcare sciences services was the most recurring journal category, with internal medicine, surgery, and nursing being the most recurring clinical disciplines. Key relevant laws around the globe were identified from the literature set, with some examples highlighted from the United States, Germany, Italy, France, Sweden, Poland, and Indonesia. Our findings highlight the evolving nature and the diversity of legislative regulations at international scale and underline the importance of healthcare workers to be aware of the development and latest advancement in this field and to understand that different requirements are established in different jurisdictions so as to safeguard the necessary standards of patient safety.
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- From the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and Patient Safety (LBIDHPS), Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- From the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and Patient Safety (LBIDHPS), Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- From the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and Patient Safety (LBIDHPS), Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- From the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and Patient Safety (LBIDHPS), Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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De Panfilis L, Veronese S, Bruzzone M, Cascioli M, Gajofatto A, Grasso MG, Kruger P, Lugaresi A, Manson L, Montepietra S, Patti F, Pucci E, Solaro C, Giordano A, Solari A. Study protocol on advance care planning in multiple sclerosis (ConCure-SM): intervention construction and multicentre feasibility trial. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e052012. [PMID: 34389580 PMCID: PMC8365819 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common cause of progressive neurological disability in young adults. The use of advance care planning (ACP) for people with progressive MS (pwPMS) remains limited. The ConCure-SM project aims to assess the effectiveness of a structured ACP intervention for pwPMS. The intervention consists of a training programme on ACP for healthcare professionals caring for pwPMS, and a booklet to be used during the ACP conversation. Herein, we describe the first two project phases. METHODS In phase 1 we translated and adapted, to the Italian legislation and MS context, the ACP booklet of the National ACP Programme for New Zealand. Acceptability, comprehensibility and usefulness of the booklet were assessed via 13 personal cognitive interviews with pwPMS and significant others (SOs), and one health professional focus group. Based on these findings, we will revise the booklet. In phase 2 we will conduct a single-arm pilot/feasibility trial with nested qualitative study. Participants will be 40 pwPMS, their SOs, health professionals from six MS and rehabilitation centres in Italy. In the 6 months following the ACP conversation, we will assess completion of an advance care plan document (primary outcome), as well as safety of the intervention. Secondary outcomes will be a range of measures to capture the full process of ACP; patient-carer congruence in treatment preferences; quality of patient-clinician communication and caregiver burden. A qualitative process evaluation will help understand the factors likely to influence future implementation and scalability of the intervention. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The project is coleaded by a neurologist and a bioethicist. Phase 1 has received ethical approvals from each participating centre, while phase 2 will be submitted to the centres in May 2021. Findings from both phases will be disseminated widely through peer-reviewed publications, conferences and workshops. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ISRCTN48527663; Pre-results.
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- Hospice "La Torre sul Colle", USL Umbria 2, Spoleto (PG), Italy
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- Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine, and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
- Unit of Neurology, Borgo Roma Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona, Verona, Italy
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- EUPATI Fellow (European Patients Academy for Therapeutic Innovation) Italy, Roma, Italy
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- UOSI Riabilitazione Sclerosi Multipla, IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Neuromotorie, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- New Zealand Health Quality and Safety Commission, Nelson, New Zealand
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- Multiple Sclerosis Center, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Multiple Sclerosis Center, University Hospital Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Rehabilitation, M.L. Novarese Hospital, Moncrivello (VC), Italy
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- Unit of Neuroepidemiology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milano, Italy
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- Unit of Neuroepidemiology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milano, Italy
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Laranjeira C, Dixe MDA, Gueifão L, Caetano L, Passadouro R, Gabriel T, Querido A. Development and psychometric properties of the general public's attitudes toward advance care directives scale in Portugal. J Public Health Res 2021; 10:1881. [PMID: 33681087 PMCID: PMC7922370 DOI: 10.4081/jphr.2021.1881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background: To date, no instrument in Portugal has evaluated the attitudes of the population about advance care directives. This paper describes the development and testing of the General Public's Attitudes Toward Advance Care Directives (GPATACD) Scale. Design and Methods: Methodological study. The development of the instrument was based on a literature review, updated in 2018. Face and content validity were verified by an expert panel and piloted among six participants. Data were collected in an online survey of 1024 Portuguese adults. The obtained data were analyzed using Varimax rotation, while the reliability was evaluated by calculating Cronbach's alpha. Results: The scale achieves good Item-Content Validity Index (I-CVI) values, between 0.89 and 1.00, and scale-CVI values of 0.91. A principal component analysis generated four dimensions with 26 items as a final scale, with overall Cronbach's alpha of 0.848. Conclusions: The findings demonstrate that the scale is valid and reliable as a vehicle for assessment of the general public's attitudes toward advance care directives.
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- Carlos Laranjeira
- School of Health Sciences of Polytechnic Institute of Leiria; Research in Education and Community Intervention (RECI), Piaget Institute; Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology (ciTechCare), Polytechnic of Leiria
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- School of Health Sciences of Polytechnic of Leiria; Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology (ciTechCare), Polytechnic of Leiria
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- Intensive Care Unit, Leiria Hospital Center, Leiria
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- ACES do Pinhal Litoral, Leiria; Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology (ciTechCare), Polytechnic of Leiria
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- School of Health Sciences of Polytechnic of Leiria; Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology (ciTechCare), Polytechnic of Leiria, Center for Research in Health and Information Systems (CINTESIS), NursID, University of Porto, Portugal
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Zullo S, Ingravallo F, Crespi V, Cascioli M, D'Alessandro R, Gasperini M, Lalli C, Lugaresi A, Marogna M, Mori M, Pesci I, Pistoia F, Porteri C, Vedovello M, Veronese S, Pucci E, Solari A. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with neurological disorders: an urgent need to enhance the health care system's preparedness. Neurol Sci 2021; 42:799-804. [PMID: 33433758 PMCID: PMC7801877 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-020-04984-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Silvia Zullo
- Department of Legal Studies, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Ethics Committee "Brianza", S. Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy
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- Hospice 'La Torre sul Colle', Azienda USL Umbria 2, Spoleto, Italy
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- Servizio di Epidemiologia e Biostatistica, Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Rehabilitation Department, Marzana Hospital, AULSS 9 (VR), Marzana, Italy
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- UOSI Riabilitazione Sclerosi Multipla, IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Neuromotorie, Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- SC Neurologia, Ospedale Villa Scassi ASL3, Genoa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di filosofia e scienze dell'educazione, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Multiple Sclerosis Center, Ospedale di Vaio, Fidenza, PR, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Bioethics Unit, IRCCS Istituto Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli, Brescia, Italy
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- Unit of Neuroepidemiology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Via Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, Italy.
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