Informed Consent - Statistics & numerical data
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Trends and determinants of end-of-life practices in ALS in the Netherlands.

20 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: In the Netherlands, the proportion of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) who choose the option of euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide (PAS) is relatively high (20%). The objective of this study was to determine which ... Read more...

Adequacy of consent documentation in a specialty surgical unit: time for community debate?

5 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To determine the adequacy of consent documentation related to descriptions of intended procedures, associated risks and treatment alternatives, and to analyse trends in the adequacy of consent documentation in a specialty surgical unit. ... Read more...

Active consent in urban elementary schools: an examination of demographic differences in consent rates.

11 Jul 2009 The consent process is an integral piece of research and evaluation studies, especially when conducted within a school setting. The challenge of reaching parents of students to obtain consent is an issue with which those conducting school-based ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Informed Consent - Statistics & numerical data'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Trends and determinants of end-of-life practices in ALS in the Netherlands. 20 Sep 2009
• Adequacy of consent documentation in a specialty surgical unit: time for community debate? 5 Sep 2009
• Active consent in urban elementary schools: an examination of demographic differences in consent rates. 11 Jul 2009
• What physicians think about the need for informed consent for communicating the risk of cancer from low-dose radiation. 24 Jun 2009
• The impact of active consent procedures on nonresponse and nonresponse error in youth survey data: evidence from a new experiment. 6 Jun 2009
• Exception from informed consent requirements for emergency research. 30 May 2009
• An assessment of the likelihood, frequency, and content of verbal communication between radiologists and women receiving screening and diagnostic mammography. 10 May 2009
• Who will participate in acute stroke trials? 10 May 2009
• Hospital activities in organ donation program in Saudi Arabia. 29 Apr 2009
• Personal invitations for population-based breast cancer screening. 29 Apr 2009
• Effects of interval between diagnosis and time of survey upon preferred information format for prostate cancer patients. 30 Mar 2009
• Informed consent and HIPAA. 17 Mar 2009
• Written informed consent and selection bias in observational studies using medical records: systematic review. 10 Mar 2009
• Commentary on "a roadmap for the prevention of dementia II. Leon Thal Symposium 2008." Recruitment of participants for Alzheimer's disease clinical trials: the role of trust in caregivers, clinical researchers, regulatory authorities, and industry sponsors. 27 Feb 2009
• Consented, but not used. 27 Feb 2009
• Medical students' experience of vaginal examinations of anaesthetised women. 8 Feb 2009
• Breaking bad news in the breast imaging setting. 30 Jan 2009
• Informed consent for epidural analgesia in labour: a survey of UK practice. 30 Jan 2009
• Surrogate consent for dementia research: a national survey of older Americans. 11 Jan 2009
• Is covert medication in Norwegian nursing homes still a problem? A cross-sectional study. 30 Dec 2008

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Technical information about 'Informed Consent'

Definition: Voluntary authorization, by a patient or research subject, with full comprehension of the risks involved, for diagnostic or investigative procedures, and for medical and surgical treatment.

Descriptor UI: D007258

Alternative terms: Informed Consent; Consent, Informed;

Related Mesh Headings: Treatment Refusal; Mental Competency; Disclosure;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; psychology; statistics & numerical data; standards;

Tree Number: I01.880.604.473.650.718; I01.880.604.583.427; N03.706.437.650.312; N03.706.535.489;

History Note: 73(71)

Technical Notes: competency to consent: coord IM with MENTAL COMPETENCY (IM)