Are predominantly western standards and expectations of informed consent in surgery applicable to all? A qualitative study in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To identify the different perceptions on informed surgical consent in a group of Sri Lankan patients. METHODS:A qualitative study was conducted in a single surgical unit at a tertiary care hospital from January to May 2018. The protocol conformed to the Declaration of Helsinki. Patients undergoing elective major surgeries were recruited using initial purposive and later theoretical sampling. In-depth interviews were conducted in their native language based on the grounded theory. Initial codes were generated after analysing the transcripts. Constant comparative method was employed during intermediate and advanced coding. Data collection and analyses were conducted simultaneously, until the saturation of the themes. Finally, advanced coding was used for theoretical integrations. R

SUBMITTER: Samaranayake UMJE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6347869 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature