Table 2 Patients’ perceived function of clinical informed consent: norm vs. current practice
Statement abbreviation | Norm | Current practice | p Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Median [25%, 75%] | Mean (SD) | Median [25%, 75%] | ||
“Help patient decide” | 3.02 (2.15) | 2 [1,5] | 4.02 (2.48) | 4 [2,6] | <001 |
“Make sure patient understand” | 3.27 (1.93) | 3 [2,4] | 4.18 (2.38) | 4 [2,6] | <001 |
“Inform patient” | 3.86 (2.05) | 4 [2,5] | 3.93 (2.17) | 4 [2,5] | 0.67 |
“Have shared decision” | 4.19 (2.05) | 4 [3,6] | 4.33 (2.24) | 4 [3,6] | 0.37 |
“Discover patient’s preferences” | 4.32 (1.87) | 4 [3,6] | 5.04 (2.12) | 5 [3,6] | <001 |
“Document patient’s decision” | 4.83 (2.18) | 5 [3,6] | 4.31 (2.40) | 4 [2,6] | <001 |
“Litigation protection” | 7.08 (2.15) | 7 [6,9] | 6.30 (2.99) | 7 [4,9] | <001 |
“Courtesy gesture” | 7.81 (2.29) | 9 [7,9] | 7.48 (2.45) | 8 [6,9] | 0.006 |
“Take away compensation rights” | 7.71 (1.89) | 8 [7,9] | 6.81 (2.54) | 8 [6,9] | <001 |
“Meaningless routine” | 8.89 (1.63) | 9 [8,10] | 8.49 (2.15) | 9 [8,10] | 0.003 |