[Patients' attitudes towards the physician's duty to inform. Results of an inquiry].
More than 200 patients filled in questionnaires on their attitude towards doctors' duty to inform them on all possible diagnostic and therapeutic hazards. 8% wanted none of this information, 49% wanted to be informed of the important risks, and 43% wished to know all possible hazards. If fully informed about possible risks, 88% felt they would undergo medical treatment with less anxiety, while 12% believed anxiety would be enhanced. 3% wanted no information about any incurable disease, 35% wanted to know part and 62% all of the truth.
D001294:Attitude to Health; D002961:Civil Rights; D003142:Communication; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005860:Germany, West; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Wie steht der Patient zur Aufklärungspflicnt des Arztes?