Are physician-patient communication practices slowly changing in Croatia? -- a cross-sectional questionnaire study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To explore physician-patient communication practices during the process of obtaining informed consent in a hospital setting in Croatia.

Methods

Two hundred and fifty patients (response rate 78%) from five tertiary level hospitals in Zagreb, Croatia, anonymously filled in the questionnaire on informed consent and communication practices by Nemcekova et al in the period from April to December 2011.

Results

Eighty five percent of patients received complete, understandable information, presented in a considerate manner. Patients in surgical departments received a higher level of information than those in internal medicine departments. Patients were informed about health risks of the proposed treatments (in 74% of cases) and procedures (76%), health consequences of ref

SUBMITTER: Vucemilo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3641876 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature