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Patients' understanding of "informed consent" in plastic surgery
Neder Netto, José; Campos, Roberto Augusto de Carvalho; Fujita, Reginaldo Raimundo.
  • Neder Netto, José; Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica. São Paulo. BR
  • Campos, Roberto Augusto de Carvalho; Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Escola Paulista de Medicina. São Paulo. BR
  • Fujita, Reginaldo Raimundo; Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Escola Paulista de Medicina. São Paulo. BR
Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992) ; 67(8): 1150-1154, Aug. 2021. tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1346976
ABSTRACT
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE To assess the patient's understanding of the informed consent form before and after plastic surgery. METHODS This was a prospective analytical descriptive study that utilized a questionnaire on informed consent before and after plastic surgery procedures. RESULTS Comprehension of informed consent was higher before surgery than after surgery (p=0.016; question 15). The higher the scholarity, the higher the comprehension (s=0.151; p=0.045) before surgery (question 4). For the other questions, it was not possible to find a difference in the pattern of understanding and in the association with the educational attainment level after surgery (s=0.180; p=0.046; question 1).

CONCLUSIONS:

The patients' level of comprehension of the details, outcomes, possible complications, and postoperative evolutions of surgical procedures, as stated by the informed consent form, is high.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Surgery, Plastic Type of study: Observational study / Risk factors Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992) Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica/BR / Universidade Federal de São Paulo/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Surgery, Plastic Type of study: Observational study / Risk factors Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992) Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica/BR / Universidade Federal de São Paulo/BR