Assessment of the Factors Influencing the Patient's Comprehension of the Informed Consent to Interventional Pain Procedures.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Informed consent is the first step of every medical procedure and is considered a standard of care for patients undergoing medical interventions. Our study seeks to evaluate patients' understanding of the procedure they consented to and the factors affecting the degree of understanding.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, we used an anonymous postprocedural questionnaire to assess our patients' understanding of the procedure being performed and their level of satisfaction. It was conducted between June 2021 and January 2022 on every consenting patient who declined English interpreter services and was undergoing a first elective lumbar epidural steroid injection.

Results

The mean age of 201 subjects was 57.3 (23-90) years, with a race distribution of Blac

SUBMITTER: Ghorbanhoseini M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9931461 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature