Patient experience and decisional satisfaction with the informed consent process for elective gynecologic surgeries: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The informed consent process is a vital component of daily medical practice. It involves providing patients with sufficient, accurate, and understandable information to decide on a contemplated therapy. The study aims to evaluate the patient experience and satisfaction with the preoperative informed consent process.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was performed on adult women admitted for elective gynecologic surgery in a tertiary training hospital. Participants were recruited on their second postoperative day and were asked to answer a structured questionnaire assessing decisional satisfaction and experience with the informed consent process. Satisfaction was measured using a 6-item Satisfaction with Decision Scale. Knowledge of the surgery and experience with th

SUBMITTER: de Guzman GS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9486853 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature