Interventions to promote informed consent for patients undergoing surgical and other invasive healthcare procedures

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2013, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1-247

  Kinnersley, Paul ^a   Phillips, Katie ^a   Savage, Katherine ^a   Kelly, Mark J ^b   Farrell, Elinor ^a   Morgan, Ben ^a   Whistance, Robert ^c   Lewis, Vicky ^d   Mann, Mala K ^b   Stephens, Bethan L ^a   Blazeby, Jane ^c   Elwyn, Glyn ^a   Edwards, Adrian G K ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d Wales Postgraduate Deanery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANXIETY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSULTATION; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMED CONSENT; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; KNOWLEDGE; MENTAL STRESS; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MULTIMEDIA; PAIN INTENSITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECALL; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENDOSCOPY; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; PUBLICATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURGERY; TEACHING;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 84888322490     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009445.pub2     Document Type: Review

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