Informed consent in surgical practice with patients’ experiences: A cross-sectional study
This study aims to evaluate patients' experiences and perspectives regarding informed consent in surgical practice. Data for this cross-sectional study were collected from 276 patients using a questionnaire developed by Falagas et al. Descriptive statistics were employed for all questions. Stat...
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| author | Seda Kumru Pakize Yiğit Meryem Demirtaş Hüseyin Fındık |
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| description | This study aims to evaluate patients' experiences and perspectives regarding informed consent in surgical practice. Data for this cross-sectional study were collected from 276 patients using a questionnaire developed by Falagas et al. Descriptive statistics were employed for all questions. Statistical tests such as the Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Spearman's rank correlation analysis were performed, and Cohen's effect sizes were reported. IBM SPSS 23.0 was used for all analyses, and p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. A high score on both The Delivered Information Index and The Patient-Physician Index represents a positive informed consent process. Among the participants, 65.2% indicated that they understood all parts of the consent form. Of all patients, 92.8% reported that information about the specific surgical procedure was provided by physicians. However, 47.5% of the patients reported that they did not feel comfortable with their surgeons. The mean score of the Delivered Information Index was 5.63 (2.38). The mean patient-physician relationship score was 14.38 (3.31). There was a moderate positive correlation between the delivered information index and the patient-physician relationship (r=0.50; p<0.001). In addition, there was a moderate positive correlation between the delivered information index and the time spent on the informed consent process, as well as between the patient-physician relationship and the time spent on the informed consent process (r=0.52; r=0.40, respectively). The study emphasized the lack of communication between patients and physicians, the limitation of information on treatment risks, adverse effects, and alternative treatment options.
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| spelling | doaj.art-d8ef9a3f125c4ce99d1077c3868e6c212024-04-17T18:19:47ZengThe Beryl InstitutePatient Experience Journal2372-02472023-11-0110310.35680/2372-0247.1768Informed consent in surgical practice with patients’ experiences: A cross-sectional studySeda KumruPakize YiğitMeryem DemirtaşHüseyin FındıkThis study aims to evaluate patients' experiences and perspectives regarding informed consent in surgical practice. Data for this cross-sectional study were collected from 276 patients using a questionnaire developed by Falagas et al. Descriptive statistics were employed for all questions. Statistical tests such as the Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Spearman's rank correlation analysis were performed, and Cohen's effect sizes were reported. IBM SPSS 23.0 was used for all analyses, and p<0.05 was considered statistically significant. A high score on both The Delivered Information Index and The Patient-Physician Index represents a positive informed consent process. Among the participants, 65.2% indicated that they understood all parts of the consent form. Of all patients, 92.8% reported that information about the specific surgical procedure was provided by physicians. However, 47.5% of the patients reported that they did not feel comfortable with their surgeons. The mean score of the Delivered Information Index was 5.63 (2.38). The mean patient-physician relationship score was 14.38 (3.31). There was a moderate positive correlation between the delivered information index and the patient-physician relationship (r=0.50; p<0.001). In addition, there was a moderate positive correlation between the delivered information index and the time spent on the informed consent process, as well as between the patient-physician relationship and the time spent on the informed consent process (r=0.52; r=0.40, respectively). The study emphasized the lack of communication between patients and physicians, the limitation of information on treatment risks, adverse effects, and alternative treatment options. <strong>Experience Framework</strong> This article is associated with the Policy & Measurement lens of The Beryl Institute Experience Framework (<a href="https://theberylinstitute.org/experience-framework/">https://theberylinstitute.org/experience-framework/</a>). <ul> <li><a href="https://theberylinstitute.org/search/?type%5B%5D=pxj-article&topic%5B%5D=policy-measurement">Access other PXJ articles</a> related to this lens.</li> <li><a href="https://theberylinstitute.org/search/?topic%5B%5D=policy-measurement">Access other resources</a> related to this lens.</li> </ul>https://pxjournal.org/journal/vol10/iss3/9informed consentpatient rightscomprehensionpatient experience |
| spellingShingle | Seda Kumru Pakize Yiğit Meryem Demirtaş Hüseyin Fındık Informed consent in surgical practice with patients’ experiences: A cross-sectional study Patient Experience Journal informed consent patient rights comprehension patient experience |
| title | Informed consent in surgical practice with patients’ experiences: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Informed consent in surgical practice with patients’ experiences: A cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Informed consent in surgical practice with patients’ experiences: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Informed consent in surgical practice with patients’ experiences: A cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Informed consent in surgical practice with patients’ experiences: A cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | informed consent in surgical practice with patients experiences a cross sectional study |
| topic | informed consent patient rights comprehension patient experience |
| url | https://pxjournal.org/journal/vol10/iss3/9 |
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