TY - JOUR
T1 - A survey of informed consent in patients with dementia in the US and Japan
AU - Iijima, Yoshihiko
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This study aimed to confirm the reality of family-focused medical treatment of dementia in Japan and the US. It conducted a questionnaire survey on informed consent from patients with dementia among neurologists and psychiatrists in four prefectures in the Tokai Region (Aichi, Gifu, Mie, and Shizuoka) and dementia specialists in the US. Of the responses, 120 (39.7% response rate) and 20 (5.9% response rate) were obtained, respectively. In obtaining informed consent from patients with dementia, 75 Japanese specialists (62.5%) and 16 US specialists (80.0%) regularly assessed patients’ decision-making abilities. The majority of specialists in both Japan and the US used the Mini–Mental State Examination and Hierarchic Dementia Scale-Revised, which are widely used for cognitive function assessment. In the survey, 27 Japanese specialists (22.5%) and 10 US specialists (50.0%) had different considerations when obtaining informed consent for participation in research, compared to their medical practice. The majority of Japanese and US specialists obtained informed consent from both the patient and their family.
AB - This study aimed to confirm the reality of family-focused medical treatment of dementia in Japan and the US. It conducted a questionnaire survey on informed consent from patients with dementia among neurologists and psychiatrists in four prefectures in the Tokai Region (Aichi, Gifu, Mie, and Shizuoka) and dementia specialists in the US. Of the responses, 120 (39.7% response rate) and 20 (5.9% response rate) were obtained, respectively. In obtaining informed consent from patients with dementia, 75 Japanese specialists (62.5%) and 16 US specialists (80.0%) regularly assessed patients’ decision-making abilities. The majority of specialists in both Japan and the US used the Mini–Mental State Examination and Hierarchic Dementia Scale-Revised, which are widely used for cognitive function assessment. In the survey, 27 Japanese specialists (22.5%) and 10 US specialists (50.0%) had different considerations when obtaining informed consent for participation in research, compared to their medical practice. The majority of Japanese and US specialists obtained informed consent from both the patient and their family.
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U2 - 10.18999/nagjms.85.4.797
DO - 10.18999/nagjms.85.4.797
M3 - Article
C2 - 38155614
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SN - 0027-7622
VL - 85
SP - 797
EP - 806
JO - Nagoya journal of medical science
JF - Nagoya journal of medical science
IS - 4
ER -