Use of a low-literacy informed consent form to improve women's understanding of tubal sterilization: A randomized controlled trial

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1160-1166

  Zite, Nikki B ^a   Wallace, Lorraine S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MEDICAID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; UTERINE TUBE STERILIZATION;

ADULT; CONSENT FORMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MEDICAID; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PREFERENCE; STERILIZATION, TUBAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79955545984     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e318213cbb1     Document Type: Article

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