Patients’ understanding of telemedicine terms required for informed consent when translated into Kiswahili

When is Informed Consent “Informed”?

Typically, a consent document in the United States is a printed form with blank spaces in which the operative procedure is filled in. The form is signed by the patient, and placed into the medical record. At first glance, it would seem that the patient was told of the operative procedure and gave his or her consent. Yet informed consent, or, more accurately, lack of informed consent, is a frequ...

Dental school patients' understanding of informed consent.

The purpose of this qualitative exploratory study is to describe and analyze adult patients' understanding of informed consent, using the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine's consent form. Randomly sampled, anonymous patients at the school's clinic were asked to read the form and highlight any statements they found to be confusing, while also rating the form as "easy," "needin...

a study of translation of english litrary terms into persian

چکیده هدف از پژوهش حاضر بررسی ترجمه ی واژه های تخصصی حوزه ی ادبیات به منظور کاوش در زمینه ی ترجمه پذیری آنها و نیز راهکار های به کار رفته توسط سه مترجم فارسی زبان :سیامک بابایی(1386)، سیما داد(1378)،و سعید سبزیان(1384) است. هدف دیگر این مطالعه تحقیق در مورد روش های واژه سازی به کار رفته در ارائه معادل های فارسی واژه های ادبی می باشد. در راستای این اهداف،چارچوب نظری این پژوهش راهکارهای ترجمه ار...

Patients, agents, and informed consent.

Informed consent for patients with advanced cancer.

In order to maintain a desirable patient-physician relationship, we need to continue our efforts to cultivate the idea of informed consent and to promote better communication. This seems to be particularly important for Japanese physicians. Disclosure of information needs to be individualized, and social and cultural background has to be taken into consideration. We also need to refine our effo...