How Does the Patient React After Reading the Informed Consent Form of a Gynecological Surgery? A Qualitative Study
Abstract 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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| Formato: | Digital revista |
| Idioma: | English |
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Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-72032018000200072 |
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