Compromised informed consent due to functional health literacy challenges in Chinese hospitals

Compromised informed consent due to functional health literacy challenges in Chinese hospitals

Abstract Background Medical informed consent stands as an ethical and legal requisite preceding any medical intervention. Hospitalized patients face functional health literacy (FHL) challenges when dealing with informed consent forms (ICFs). The legitimacy of ICFs and informed consent procedures in...

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Main Authors: Dangui Zhang, Zhilin Hu, Zhuojia Wu, Ting Huang, Tingting Huang, Junhao Liu, Hongkun Sun, William Ba-Thein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-08-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
Subjects:
Health literacy
Health communication
Medical ethics
Informed consent
Patient values
China
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-024-01089-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12910-024-01089-x

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