Negligence claims against the NHS due to failure to inform patients before they consent to procedures have spiralled up since a landmark legal ruling in 2015, a new study has found. The research, ...

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Increased scrutiny of informed consent calls for further research into decision making by patients who may be at risk for impairments. We review interventions designed to improve patient understanding ...

Informed consent is a process that’s required for most medical procedures. However, there’s often confusion about what informed consent is, what it means, and when it’s needed. In a healthcare setting ...

Institutional review boards (IRBs) are charged with safeguarding potential research subjects with limited literacy but may have an inadvertent role in promulgating unreadable consent forms. We ...

Informed consent represents one of the most important ethical aspects of clinical treatments and scientific research involving humans. This article will discuss the key elements of informed consent ...

It can be a rewarding experience to participate in research studies that offer many potential personal, medical, and financial benefits. However, if you are new to or are not entirely familiar with ...