Initial steps toward the first Compassionate Community in Italy: A study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare systems have become increasingly institutionalized, distancing death from everyday life and limiting community capacity to support dying and bereavement. Compassionate Communities (CCs) aim to address this gap through a public health approach to palliative care. Evidence on their development and evaluation remains limited, particularly in Southern Europe.

Objectives

To describe the co-creation process of the first Italian CC and outline an evaluation framework to guide implementation and sustainability.

Design

Participatory, mixed-methods protocol covering the first two phases of the InVita! project: (I) Discover and assess and (II) Focus and commit.

Methods and analysis

Phase I will map local needs and resources through semi-structured in

SUBMITTER: Tanzi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12663046 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature