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Article History

Received: 7 November 2023

Accepted: 2 December 2023

First Online: 14 December 2023

Declarations

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: This project has received ethical approval from the Ethics Commission of the Faculty of Medicine of Cologne University (no. 23-1009_1). We will inform the ethics committee immediately in the case of protocol amendments, serious or unexpected adverse events as well as a premature end of the study. In addition, we will note all changes in the study registration.We will obtain written informed consent from people with cognitive impairment and/or their legal representatives. Additionally, we will give both oral and written information about the study before data collection. The ability of people with cognitive impairment to remember, to express oneself linguistically, and to relate the diagnosis to one’s own person can vary from person to person and from day to day. Therefore, it must be decided in the context of each data collection and in each individual case in a joint discussion between the responsible registered nurses, physicians, and the research team whether data collection can be conducted. If, however, before or during data collection, verbal or physical evidence suggests that participants feel uncomfortable or show a decreasing interest in the study, we will use an ongoing and here-and-now consent [CitationRef removed] to check whether the initial consent [CitationRef removed] is still given. If this is not the case, the self-rating or interview will not be started or will be terminated directly by mutual agreement. We will give information regarding this procedure before the start of data collection. Participating people with cognitive impairment may withdraw their consent at any time.EPN, members of the interprofessional team, ward managers, members of the nursing management and the nursing development unit as well as relatives of people with cognitive impairment who meet the inclusion criteria will receive both oral and written information about the study. We will obtain written informed consent.

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: The authors declare no competing interests.