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Informed consent for total hip arthroplasty: does a written information sheet improve recall by patients?

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OBJECTIVE: To ascertain whether a written information sheet is acceptable to patients and improves recall of the consent interview. DESIGN: Prospective randomised controlled study using questionnaires, comparing a group of patients given information in a ... (Full abstract text below)

Published 2002Nov in Journal: Ann R Coll Surg Engl (Language : eng)

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1. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2002 Nov;84(6):404-8

Informed consent for total hip arthroplasty: does a written information sheet improve recall by patients?

Langdon IJ, Hardin R, Learmonth ID

University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Avon Orthopaedic Centre, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK. Ilana.Langdon@ruh-bath.swest.nhs.uk

OBJECTIVE: To ascertain whether a written information sheet is acceptable to patients and improves recall of the consent interview. DESIGN: Prospective randomised controlled study using questionnaires, comparing a group of patients given information in a written sheet with appropriate explanation to a group given verbal information alone. SETTING: A specialist orthopaedic surgery unit. PATIENTS: The test group was 126 patients undergoing revision or primary total hip arthroplasty; 65 patients were given information verbally, 61 patients were given written information. OUTCOME MEASURE: Patients' recall of information given, tested with a questionnaire completed on admission (mean of 18 days later). RESULTS: The patients receiving written information scored significantly higher (48% correct answers) than the patients receiving verbal information (38% correct answers). CONCLUSIONS: Written information sheets contribute to the process of informed consent. As patients' recall of information is generally poor, the sheets may also be useful medicolegally, as a permanent record of what was discussed.

PMID : 12484580 [PubMed - Indexed for MEDLINE]

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First Name	LastName	Initials
I J	Langdon	IJ
R	Hardin	R
I D	Learmonth	ID

Affiliation: University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Avon Orthopaedic Centre, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK. Ilana.Langdon@ruh-bath.swest.nhs.uk

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