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Eran, A., Erdmann, E., Yueksel, D., Dahlem, K. M. and Er, F. (2011). Validation of patients' knowledge after informed consent prior to coronary angiography. Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr., 136 (47). S. 2407 - 2414. STUTTGART: GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG. ISSN 1439-4413

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Abstract

Background and objective: The informed consent of the patient is required before any medical intervention can be done. The impact of the provided information on the subsequent knowledge of the patient is regularly questioned. In the present investigation we aimed to determine the knowledge of the patients about invasive coronary angiography (CA) after they had been optimally vs. standard vs. not at all informed. Patients and methods: 300 consecutive patients who were admitted for planned CA were included. Of these, 150 in-patients were informed by especially trained physicians one day before CA and 50 out-patients were informed by their general practitioner or cardiologist several days before admission. 100 in-patients were included before they were informed. In a standardized interview the predefined knowledge of the patients was assessed by an independent physician before CA in previously informed patients and after hospital admission in non-informed patients. Results: The differences in knowledge between informed in- and out-patients were low. Especially their knowledge about potential complications was not different. Generally, patients could remember less serious complications better than life-threatening ones. Two previously informed patients (1%) affirmed that they were not informed. The knowledge of non-informed patients was much lower than the knowledge of patients who had been informed. Conclusion: The knowledge and remembrance of patients after having detailed information about medical interventions is limited. Optimization of the informative interview did not really improve this knowledge. In contrast to non-informed patients the provided information did, however, increase the knowledge.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Eran, A. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Erdmann, E. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Yueksel, D. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Dahlem, K. M. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Er, F. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-486027
DOI:	10.1055/s-0031-1292794
Journal or Publication Title:	Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr.
Volume:	136
Number:	47
Page Range:	S. 2407 - 2414
Date:	2011
Publisher:	GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG
Place of Publication:	STUTTGART
ISSN:	1439-4413
Language:	German
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SURGERY; PARTICIPANTS; INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; QUALITY; COURT Multiple languages Medicine, General & Internal Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/48602