TY - JOUR T1 - Asking next-of-kin of recently deceased cancer patients to take part in research: 11 of 20 surveyed found it a positive experience JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 64 LP - 65 DO - 10.1136/eb-2012-100955 VL - 16 IS - 2 AU - Terrah L Foster AU - Verna L Hendricks-Ferguson Y1 - 2013/04/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/16/2/64.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Koffman J, Higginson IJ, Hall S, et al. Bereaved relatives’ views about participating in cancer research. Palliat Med 2012;26:379–83. These results will aid the development of protocols for screening bereaved individuals who are eligible for study participation. These results provide insight into bereaved participants’ preferences for data collection methods (eg, face-to-face, phone and self-completion postal surveys). The needs of non-cancer-related deaths and paediatric populations (eg, bereaved child participants; childhood deaths) need consideration in future studies. In 2008, the Department of Health in England called for a better understanding of bereaved relatives’ views of end-of-life care. However, ethical concerns exist regarding whether the vulnerable population of bereaved relatives should be involved as research study participants. With little research evidence addressing this ethical debate, Koffman and colleagues explored the appropriateness and acceptability of an end-of-life-care … ER -