Nothing to lose: a grounded theory study of patients’ and healthcare professionals’ perspectives of being involved in the consent process for oncology trials with non-curative intent

Nothing to lose: a grounded theory study of patients’ and healthcare professionals’ perspectives of being involved in the consent process for oncology trials with non-curative intent

Abstract Background Clinical cancer research trials may offer little or no direct clinical benefit to participants where a cure is no longer possible. As such, the decision-making and consent process for patient participation is often challenging. Aim To gain understanding of how patients make decis...

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Main Authors: Mary Murphy, Eilís McCaughan, Matthew A Carson, Monica Donovan, Richard H Wilson, Donna Fitzsimons
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Neoplasms
Cancer
Clinical trial
Decision-making
Consent
Grounded theory
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-020-00661-7

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