Three items (quantification of benefits, the availability of treatment or diagnostic options, and description of harms associated with the intervention) showed significant improvements over the duration of the study (p = 0.007, p = 0.019, p = 0.0005 respectively).
Increasing the vividness of the descriptions of harm in moral dilemmas reduces endorsement of harmful actions.
However, an absence of descriptions of harm cannot be taken to indicate its absence.
We checked the descriptions of harm that had been judged to be 'patient-related' rather than 'healthcare-related,' and found no differences between Dutch and ethnic minority patients.
In the absence of a comprehensive classification system of DSH behaviours [ 7], the scale items were grouped into three sets of behaviours based on a broad description of self-harm methods by Skegg [ 10].
While 14% of incidents contained descriptions of moderate harm outcomes or worse, these could represent the tip of the iceberg and a larger reservoir of significant harm could be occurring as a result of discharge problems.
Reports on animal experiments - that only rarely mentioned adverse effects - should, in the future, include a description of tolerability and harm of VAE and its compounds.
In the present study, 104 participants responded positive to the initial DSH question, but did not provide a detailed description of the self harm act, and were therefore excluded from the analyses.
Fifteen of the included studies provided a description of the severity of harm reported.
The informed choice invitation contained the same information as the standard invitation, along with information about the risk of diabetes and its complications and the consequences of screening and treatment, including a description of the possible harms associated with attending for screening.
There are vivid descriptions of self-harm, substance overdose and animal abuse.
