64: Satisfaction and comprehension after informed consent in Spanish-speaking patients undergoing gynecologic surgery

Improving comprehension of informed consent.

OBJECTIVE To explore the way the doctor-patient communication process may be improved by adopting the patients' conversational style in the development of written materials for surgical patients. METHODS Written information prepared by doctors, specialists in abdominal surgery, was tested for comprehension on patients undergoing cholecystectomy, using the standard Cloze test procedure. At the...

How informed are endocrine surgery patients about the risks of surgery after approving an informed consent?

OBJECTIVE The aim is to evaluate if patients reach the level of competence that enables them to make the best decision for themselves with oral and written informed consent process that is legally valid. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study included 62 patients who applied to Ege University Hospital Department of General Surgery Endocrine Surgery Clinics and in whom oral and written informed conse...

Informed consent comprehension in African research settings.

OBJECTIVE Previous reviews on participants' comprehension of informed consent information have focused on developed countries. Experience has shown that ethical standards developed on Western values may not be appropriate for African settings where research concepts are unfamiliar. We undertook this review to describe how informed consent comprehension is defined and measured in African researc...

The effects of informed consent format on preoperative anxiety in patients undergoing inferior third molar surgery

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of informed consent format on preoperative anxiety of patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS We performed a prospective study (91 patients) undergoing lower third molar extraction. Patients were distributed into three groups. Informed consent for surgery was obtained through a written document, an oral interview or a video recording. Afterwards, patients were asked ab...

Informed consent for brain surgery.