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- Title
Using principles of health literacy to enhance the informed consent process.
- Authors
Lorenzen, Bonne; Melby, Constance E; Earles, Barb
- 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.
- Publication
AORN journal, 2008, Vol 88, Issue 1, p23
- ISSN
0001-2092
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1016/j.aorn.2008.03.001