Opportunities to Improve Informed Consent with AHRQ Training Modules.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Informed consent is a process of communication between clinician and patient that results in the patient's decision about whether to undergo a specific intervention. However, patients often do not understand the risks, benefits, and alternatives, even after signing a consent form.

Methods

Mixed-methods pilot test of two Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) informed consent training modules implemented in four hospitals. Methods included staff and patient surveys, interviews, site visits, and pre- and posttests of the modules.

Results

A low proportion of clinicians reported using teach-back (40.0%) or high-quality decision aids (55.0%). Patients reported limited use of best practices, including being asked to teach-back (58.4%), having other opt

SUBMITTER: Shoemaker SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6022821 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature