Barriers to obtaining consent in dementia research: implications for surrogate decision-making
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Many patients with dementia may be unable to participate in clinical trials because they have no surrogate who can give informed consent. In a study of 146 dementia patients eligible to receive palliative care as part of a clinical trial, almost half could not participate because the surrogate decision-maker could not understand the consent process or there was no surrogate decision-maker. Only four surrogate decision-makers actually refused to provide consent.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 1998
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The intersection between geriatrics and palliative care: A call for a new research agenda
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Studies reveal that much focus should be given to Palliative Care which improves the quality of life for patients and caregivers with a variety of treatment, and methods to improve the knowledge about Geriatric Palliative Care are described.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2005
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Rating the importance of nursing home residents' quality of life
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A study analyzing the importance of various quality of life (QoL) items for hypothetical residents, with various types of impairment and those seeking nursing home care, is presented.
Publication Name: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Subject: Seniors
ISSN: 0002-8614
Year: 2005
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