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Impact of an information and consent form on patients having chemotherapy
Author(s) -
Olver Ian N,
Turrell Susan J,
Olszewski Nancy A,
Willson Kristyn
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1995.tb138439.x
Subject(s) - informed consent , chemotherapy , medicine , psychology , intensive care medicine , alternative medicine , surgery , pathology
Of 100 patients having chemotherapy who were given a written information and consent form, only 34 understood the purpose of the form and only one considered it the major source of information; 75 patients could not name any of their drugs, 26 did not know the goal of therapy and only 15 remembered all of four general side effects. Such forms may not satisfy the requirements of informed consent.