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Informed Consent Bibliography
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Dawes PJD; O'Keefe L; Adcock S;
Informed Consent: The Assessment of Two Structured Interview Approaches Compared to the Current Approach.
Journal of Laryngology and Otology 1992;
106(5): 420-24. Researchers compared four formats of information disclosure (no discussion, an informal interview, a structured interview, and a structured interview with an information sheet) and concluded that structured interviews could improve patients' recall of complications. In this study of 190 patients undergoing otolaryngological surgery, patients participating in a structured disclosure interview (with or without obtaining the information sheet) demonstrated improved recall of possible complications, but did not differ significantly from other groups in their recall of the operation's name or explanation. None of the three formats of disclosure used in the study increased patients' anxiety [Source: Sugarman, J]
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