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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-12-19
pubmed:abstractText
We sought to characterize the consent process for transfusion and determine its impact on patients' knowledge and level of comfort with receiving blood. We identified all adult patients who had received blood transfusion at a tertiary care centre over 3 months. Patients who were discharged each received a survey that assessed their (1) recall of the consent process, (2) recall of information conveyed, (3) assessment of the discussion's understandability and (4) perceived knowledge of as well as comfort level with transfusion as a result of the discussion. Overall, 80% of respondents recalled discussing and signing an informed consent. Information was mostly conveyed by attending physicians (35%) and consent obtained in the patient's hospital room (38%) or the preadmission clinic (19%). Although the majority recalled the consent process, many did not recall the discussion of specific transfusion risks or alternatives to donor blood (88%). Although the majority felt the discussion was at least somewhat understandable (77%), only 35% felt better informed and more comfortable with accepting blood. Despite implementation of written informed consent for transfusion, patients' recollection and understanding of risks and alternatives remain poor. This suggests the need for improving risk communication.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0958-7578
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
461-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-7-31
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Consenting to blood: what do patients remember?
pubmed:affiliation
London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article