OBJECTIVES To estimate how many people object to storage of biological samples collected in health care in Sweden and to their use in research and how many withdraw previous consent. DESIGN Cross sectional study of register data. SETTING Biobanks used in Swedish health care, 2005-6. Population Data on refusal to consent were obtained for 1.4 million biobank samples per year from 20 of 21 co...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the feasibility of obtaining signed consent for submission of patient identifiable data to a national clinical audit database and to identify factors influencing the consent process and its success. DESIGN Feasibility study. SETTING Seven paediatric intensive care units in England. PARTICIPANTS Parents/guardians of patients, or patients aged 12-16 years old, appr...

INTRODUCTION In settings with low literacy levels ensuring that participants are fully-informed before they consent to participate in clinical trials is a challenge. We explored the experiences and concerns of key actors in the informed consent process in two HIV clinical trials. METHOD Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 46 respondents including trial participants, research study ...

BACKGROUND No studies have assessed whether clinicians obtain informed consent for invasive medical procedures, and there are no explicit national standards to guide the process. HYPOTHESIS Informed consent practices are inconsistent for commonly performed invasive medical procedures. METHODS A simple questionnaire was electronically mailed and/or faxed to training program directors of crit...

OBJECTIVE To assess the quality of informed consent for patients undergoing invasive procedures and to reveal patient preferences for being informed about the potential risks of treatment and alternatives to treatment. DESIGN This study was planned as a pilot study. Hospitalized patients' perceptions and expectations about the informed-consent process were explored in a general surgery depart...

Nowadays, open partial horizontal laryngectomies (OPHLs) are well-established procedures for treatment of laryngeal cancer. Their uniqueness is the possibility to modulate the intervention intraoperatively, according to eventual tumour extension. An OPHL procedure is not easy to understand: there are several types of procedures and the possibility to modulate the intervention can produce confus...