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How Does the Patient React After Reading the Informed Consent Form of a Gynecological Surgery? A Qualitative Study
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2018;40(2):72-78
02-01-2018
Summary
Original ArticlesHow Does the Patient React After Reading the Informed Consent Form of a Gynecological Surgery? A Qualitative Study
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2018;40(2):72-78
02-01-2018Views105See moreAbstract
Objective
To analyze the reaction of women after reading the Informed Consent Form (ICF) before undergoing elective gynecological/urogynecological surgeries.
Methods
A qualitative study with 53 women was conducted between September 2014 and May 2015. The analysis of the content was conducted after a scripted interview was made in a reserved room and transcribed verbatim.We read the ICF once more in front of the patient, and then she was interviewed according to a script of questions about emotions and reactions that occurred about the procedure and her expectations about the intra- and postoperative period.
Results
The women had a mean age of 52 years, they were multiparous, and most had only a few years of schooling (54.7%). The majority (60.4%) of them had undergone urogynecological surgeries. Hysterectomy and colpoperineoplasty were themost frequent procedures. Ten women had not undergone any previous abdominal surgery. Fear (34.6%) was the feeling that emerged most frequently from the interviews after reading the ICF, followed by indifference (30.8%) and resignation (13.5%). Nine women considered their reaction unexpected after reading the ICF. Three patients did not consider the information contained in the ICF to be sufficient, and 3 had questions about the surgery after reading the document.
Conclusion
Reading the ICF generates fear in most women; however, they believe this feeling did not interfere in their decision-making process.
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This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Summary
Original ArticlesHow Does the Patient React After Reading the Informed Consent Form of a Gynecological Surgery? A Qualitative Study
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia. 2018;40(2):72-78
02-01-2018Views105See moreAbstract
Objective
To analyze the reaction of women after reading the Informed Consent Form (ICF) before undergoing elective gynecological/urogynecological surgeries.
Methods
A qualitative study with 53 women was conducted between September 2014 and May 2015. The analysis of the content was conducted after a scripted interview was made in a reserved room and transcribed verbatim.We read the ICF once more in front of the patient, and then she was interviewed according to a script of questions about emotions and reactions that occurred about the procedure and her expectations about the intra- and postoperative period.
Results
The women had a mean age of 52 years, they were multiparous, and most had only a few years of schooling (54.7%). The majority (60.4%) of them had undergone urogynecological surgeries. Hysterectomy and colpoperineoplasty were themost frequent procedures. Ten women had not undergone any previous abdominal surgery. Fear (34.6%) was the feeling that emerged most frequently from the interviews after reading the ICF, followed by indifference (30.8%) and resignation (13.5%). Nine women considered their reaction unexpected after reading the ICF. Three patients did not consider the information contained in the ICF to be sufficient, and 3 had questions about the surgery after reading the document.
Conclusion
Reading the ICF generates fear in most women; however, they believe this feeling did not interfere in their decision-making process.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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