Using Principles of Health Literacy to Enhance the Informed Consent Process

Using Principles of Health Literacy to Enhance the Informed Consent Process

ABSTRACT THE LANGUAGE COMMONLY used in procedural/surgical consent forms often exceeds the average reading level of US patients, and many do not read the document before signing it. INCORPORATING READER-FRIENDLY language and formatting makes it more likely that patients will read the document, under...

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Veröffentlicht in:AORN journal 2008-07, Vol.88 (1), p.23-29
Hauptverfasser: Lorenzen, Bonne, Melby, Constance E., Earles, Barb
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anesthesia & Perioperative Care
Care and treatment
Comprehension
Consent Forms
Data Collection
Educational Status
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health literacy
Humans
Informed Consent
Informed consent (Medical law)
Language
Laws, regulations and rules
Literacy
Management
Middle Aged
Nursing
Nursing Staff
Patient education
Patient Education as Topic - methods
Patient safety
Patients
Perianesthesia
Pilot Projects
Practice
Safety and security measures
Surgery
Surgical Procedures, Operative
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Zusammenfassung:ABSTRACT THE LANGUAGE COMMONLY used in procedural/surgical consent forms often exceeds the average reading level of US patients, and many do not read the document before signing it. INCORPORATING READER-FRIENDLY language and formatting makes it more likely that patients will read the document, understand it, and therefore give informed consent. Adding “teach back” into the document provides a means of evaluating patient understanding. USING READER-FRIENDLY procedural/surgical consent documents merges the objectives of both health literacy and informed consent. AORN J 88 (July 2008) 23–29. © AORN, Inc, 2008.
ISSN:0001-2092
1878-0369
DOI:10.1016/j.aorn.2008.03.001