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- Title
Comparison of Spanish-Speaking Parental Understanding Using Two Alternative Consent Pathways.
- Authors
Amini, Homa; Carranco, Andrew; Casamassimo, Paul S.; McTigue, Dennis; Jin Peng
- Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the understanding of Spanish -speaking coregivers consenting to dental core using general anesthesia (GA) utilizing two consent-delivery pathways. Methods: Seventy-eight parents of children who never had GA were randomly assigned to one of two groups: 0) interpreter; or (2) video: they completed o survey to evaluate comfort level with GA and comprehension of areas of informed consent. Results: Most porents in both groups understood the risks associated with GA (89 percent in the interpreter group and 90 percent in the video group). The majority of families hod difficulty understanding indications for GA (64 percent in the interpreter group versus 60 percent in the video group). Overall, 97 percent of participants believed they sufficiently understood the information presented about GA. The meon score for comfort level with GA was 7.03 for the interpreter group and 6.82 for the video group. Conclusion: Consent pathways used in this study were not signiDcantly different for risk understanding ond acquisition of consent-related knowledge.
- Subjects
GENERAL anesthesia; CAREGIVERS; HISPANIC Americans; DENTAL care; INFORMED consent (Medical law); TRANSLATORS
- Publication
Pediatric Dentistry, 2022, Vol 44, Issue 6, p400
- ISSN
0164-1263
- Publication type
Article