Informed consent and patient participation in the medical encounter: A list of questions for an informed choice about the type of anaesthesia

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 160-165

  Paci, E ^a   Barneschi, M G ^b   Miccinesi, G ^a   Falchi, S ^b   Metrangolo, L ^b   Novelli, G P ^b  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

General anaesthesia; Informed consent; Regional anaesthesia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; RISK;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0032907956     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2346.1999.00418.x     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Shevde K, Panagopoulos G. A survey of 800 patients' knowledge, attitudes, and concerns regarding anesthesia. Anesth Analg 1991; 73: 190-198.
2. Swinhoe CF, Groves ER. Patients' knowledge of anaesthetic practice and the role of anaesthetists. Anaesthesia 1994; 49: 165-166.
3. Hume MA, Kennedy B, Asbury AJ. Patient knowledge of anaesthesia and peri-operative care. Anaesthesia 1994; 49: 715-718.
4. Klock PA, Roizen MF. More and better. Educating the patient about the anaesthesiologist's role as perioperative physician. Anesth Analg 1996; 83: 671-672.
5. Gordon D, Paci E. Disclosure practices and cultural narratives: understanding concealment and silence around cancer in Tuscany, Italy. Soc Sci Med 1997; 44: 1433-1452.
6. Kaplan SH, Greenfield S, Ware JE. Assessing the effects of physician-patient interactions on the outcomes of chronic diseases. Med Care 1989; 27 (Suppl.): S110-S127.
7. Zigmond AS, Snaith RP. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1983; 67: 361-370.
8. StataCorp. Stata Statistical Software: Release 5.0. 1997; College Station, TX: Stata Corporation.
9. Millar K, Jelicic M, Bonke B, Asbury AJ. Assessment of preoperative anxiety: comparison of measures in patients awaiting surgery for breast cancer. Br J Anaesth 1995; 74: 180-183.
10. Gajraj NM, Sharma SK, Souter AJ, Pole Y, Sidawi JE. A survey of obstetric patients who refuse regional anaesthesia. Anaesthesia 1995; 50: 740-741.
11. Papanikolaou MN, Voulgari A, Lykouras L, Arvanitis Y, Christodoulou GN, Danou-Roussaki A. Psychological factors influencing the surgical patients' consent to regional anaesthesia. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 1994; 38: 607-611.
12. Dawes PJD, Davison PIC. Informed consent: what do patients want to know? J R Soc Med 1994; 87: 149-152.
13. Moerman N, Van Dam FSAM, Muller MJ, Oosting H. The Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS). Anesth Analg 1996; 82: 445-451.
14. Lankto JW, Batchelder BM, Ominsky AJ. Emotional responses to detailed risk disclosure for anaesthesia: a prospective randomized study. Anesthesiology 1977; 46: 294-296.
15. Emanuel EJ, Emanuel LL. Four models of the physician-patient relationship. JAMA 1992; 267; 221-226.
16. Zvara DA, Nelson JM, Brooker RF, Mathes DD, Petrozza PH, Anderson MT, Whelan DM, Olympio MA, Royster RL. The importance of the postoperative anesthetic visit: do repeated visits improve patient satisfaction or physician recognition? Anesth Analg 1996; 83: 793-797.