Guidelines on informed consent for clinical practice and research trials recommend the use of standard plain language to enhance patient comprehension and to facilitate shared decision-making. Aim: To assess readability of our current informed consent forms used in cardiology.

Unreadability of current informed consent forms in cardiology - and how to improve it

Marcello Ferro;Clara Carpeggiani;Virginia Recchia;Picano Eugenio
2011

Abstract

Guidelines on informed consent for clinical practice and research trials recommend the use of standard plain language to enhance patient comprehension and to facilitate shared decision-making. Aim: To assess readability of our current informed consent forms used in cardiology.
2011
Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica - IFC
Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica - IFC
Istituto di linguistica computazionale "Antonio Zampolli" - ILC
public health
health policy
informed consent
readability
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