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- Bonne Lorenzen, Constance E Melby, and Barb Earles.
- Trinity Regional Health Sytsem, Rock Island, IL, USA.
- AORN J. 2008 Jul 1; 88 (1): 23-9.
AbstractTHE LANGUAGE COMMONLY used in procedural/surgical consent forms often exceeds the average reading level of US patients, and many do not read the document before signing it. INCORPORATING READER-FRIENDLY language and formatting makes it more likely that patients will read the document, understand it, and therefore give informed consent. Adding "teach back" into the document provides a means of evaluating patient understanding. USING READER-FRIENDLY procedural/surgical consent documents merges the objectives of both health literacy and informed consent.
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