Risk perception and communication: informed consent

Reviving informed consent: using risk perception in clinical trials.

The current doctrine of informed consent falls far short of its potential to serve as a valuable safeguard for human research subjects. Instead of providing a channel of communication between physician and subject, informed consent is a lifeless entity responsible for a large portion of the misunderstanding existing between these parties. Acknowledging risk perception principles may help transf...

Predicting perioperative risk and informed consent.

preoperative informed consent: is it truly informed?

background: pre-operative informed consent is an important aspect of surgery, yet there has been no formal training regarding it in pakistan. this study was done to assess the preoperative informed consent practice. methods: after taking informed permission, a questionnaire was filled in during an interview with 350 patients, who have undergone elective surgical procedures under routine practic...

Information disclosure in clinical informed consent: “reasonable” patient’s perception of norm in high-context communication culture

BACKGROUND The current doctrine of informed consent for clinical care has been developed in cultures characterized by low-context communication and monitoring-style coping. There are scarce empirical data on patients' norm perception of information disclosure in other cultures. METHODS We surveyed 470 adults who were planning to undergo or had recently undergone a written informed consent-req...

Reducing liability risk through informed consent.

A new report by the American Medical Association reveals why medical liability claims are so devastating and costly for America's doctors: just over 42% of all physicians and an astonishing 57% of physicians in surgical subspecialties have been sued. Nearly 61% of physicians aged 55 or older have faced the ordeal of a lawsuit. But what if the specter of litigation could be reduced through bette...