Alexandra González Aguña, Marta Fernández Batalla, Javier Díaz-Tendero Rodríguez, Juan Antonio Sarrión Bravo, Blanca Gonzalo de Diego, José María Santamaría García
Validation of a manual of care plans for people hospitalized with COVID-19
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informed consent essential element doctorpatient relationship particular obtaining valid informed consent patients neurocognitive diseases critical issue present reason decided conduct research elderly patients alzheimers disease diagnostic statistical manual mental disorders 5th edition dsm5 assess capacity make treatment decisions experimental group comprised 70 alzheimer patients admitted neurodegenerative disease unit university bari control group consisted 83 elderly patients without neurocognitive disorders hospitalized geriatric unit university providing written consent participate research subject underwent following assessments assessment comprehension sheet b neuropsychiatric inventory npi global functioning evaluation gfe c neurological evaluation neuropsychological assessment full battery tests macarthur treatment competence study macarthur competence assessment tool treatment maccatt understanding appreciating reasoning expressing choice e semistructured interview administered patients caregiver present survey designed analyze possible qualitative quantitative correlations cognitive functioning capacity consent relation different degrees severity neurodegenerative disorder large portion patients experimental sample appear capacity provide valid consent authors present initial results study discuss possible implications