Digital tools in the informed consent process: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Providing understandable information to patients is necessary to achieve the aims of the Informed Consent process: respecting and promoting patients' autonomy and protecting patients from harm. In recent decades, new, primarily digital technologies have been used to apply and test innovative formats of Informed Consent. We conducted a systematic review to explore the impact of using digital tools for Informed Consent in both clinical research and in clinical practice. Understanding, satisfaction and participation were compared for digital tools versus the non-digital Informed Consent process.

Methods

We searched for studies on available electronic databases, including Pubmed, EMBASE, and Cochrane. Studies were identified using specific Mesh-terms/keywords. We incl

SUBMITTER: Gesualdo F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7913441 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature