ANALYSIS OF THE PATIENT’S ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE INFORMED CONSENT FORM

Introduction: Medical Assistance, Assistance and research, the principles initiated by Nuremberg Code, were materialized through written documents called Consent Forms. The present study aims to assess understanding of consent form in hospitals state São Paulo. Method: Terms that meet inclusion criteria retrieved analysis with textual readability analysis, specific online assessment instrument program was used: Flesch Readability Test; Gulpease Index; Flesch-Kincaid graduation level; Adapted Gunning cloudiness index ; Automated index; Coleman-Liau index. Results: presents data between texts terms with: two at level 11 (high readability); eight are from 13 to16 (medium readability) three 17 to18 (low readability). Therefore, results indicated order understand analyzed reader had be a univerisity course ou have graduated university. Conclusion: It is recommended sample expanded they adopt measures terms. Keywords: Free Informed Consent, Understanding, Operative Surgical Procedures