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The aim of this study protocol is to map the characteristics and identify gaps of home care in the community to design future interventions aimed at ensuring quality and safety.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods and analysis<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This is a national cross-sectional descriptive observational study using the survey method. Nurses from all participating community care centres will be recruited through convenience sampling by the coordinators of each centre, who will act as facilitators for this study. All community care recipients and their informal carers during the study period will be invited to complete a survey.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>To map the characteristics and identify gaps of home care in the community, three sources of data will be collected: (1) organisational characteristics, professional satisfaction, intention to leave and burn-out; (2) experience of care recipients and their informal carers and (3) improper access to the emergency department, readmission to hospital, comorbidities, services offered and users\u2019 level of autonomy, and main and secondary diagnoses.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>Considering the total Italian nursing population of approximately 450\u2009000 registered nurses, a sample size of 1% of this population, equal to approximately 4600 nurses, was hypothesised.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>This study started in July 2022 and is planned to end in December 2023.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>Data will be analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Ethics and dissemination<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study protocol was approved by the Liguria Regional Ethics Committee in November 2022. 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