Informed Consent: How Much Does the Patient Understand?

Informed Consent: How Much Does the Patient Understand?

Contributor(s):
Pennington, A. Cleo
Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Metcalfe, Madeline
Bergler, Jane H.
Freis, Edward D.
Publication:
C.V. Mosby Company, April 1980
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Hypertension
Antihypertensive Agents
Ethics, Medical
Informed Consent
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Articles
Abstract:
Freis was a pioneer in controlled clinical trials, and by the late 1970s and early 1980s, as such trials became standard procedures, some ethicists and other medical professionals expressed concern about how well participating patients understood the risks they agreed to take. In this article, Bergler, Pennington, Metcalfe, and Freis reported the results of a study they ran in which hypertension patients were tested for comprehension and recall of information contained in the informed consent statements.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
6 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584929X96 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
XFBBGQ
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584929X96
Archival Collection:
The Edward D. Freis Papers (Profiles in Science)