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Table 4 Informed Consent Evaluation

From: Consenting of the vulnerable: the informed consent procedure in advanced cancer patients in Mexico

Item

Average Score (range)

Number of Consent Forms

10

International Requirement for IC

All

10/10

Number of pages

14.7

9–27

Original language of the CF

E

Accuracy of the translation*

8

6–9

Use of medical or scientific terms**

4.7

2–7

Language unfamiliar to non-medical individuals**

5

2–5

Language unfamiliar to average individual found at the institution**

5.9

Readability Score&

8

4–12

  1. Qualitative evaluation of the Consent forms.
  2. The Consent Forms were individually read and evaluated by a single rater and there is no inter-rater reliability data.
  3. ; a numerical value was assigned to some qualitative values using visual scales.
  4. * 1 = poor accuracy ... 10 = good accuracy;
  5. ** 1 = few terms or words ... 10 = many terms or words.
  6. Results represent average values and range, when applicable.
  7. &Average value: Non-uniform wording was found; Consent Forms had wording with different readability scores.
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