title: [Evaluation of an information document about patients and transfusion].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the understanding of written information contained in the information sheet for patients intended to receive an homologous transfusion and to know their opinion about this document.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective cohort survey carried out by people unrelated to clinical units and transfusion services.
  
  
  METHODS
  A document divided in two parts, the first one summarized, the second detailed, was distributed to transfused adult patients. The patients were hospitalized in the general surgery and orthopedic wards of two hospitals and in the hematology and oncology wards of two different hospitals. A questionnaire was filled out in the presence of the inquirer.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Sixty one subjects have been enrolled, among them 53 considered the information as adequate; 53 as comforting and neutral. 53 patients considered a written information as essential and 52 estimated that both part of the information sheet (summarized and detailed) were mandatory. Conversely, a more in depth investigation revealed there was a gap between patients statements and their true understanding.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The value of a written information for the patients is confirmed by the study. In addition, patients were not generally worried by this information. The partition of the document has been appreciated. It is noteworthy that a gap exist between the patient's perception of the information and their actual level of understanding.
authors.affiliation: Service évaluation, qualité, accréditation, sécurité sanitaire (SEQASS), Assistance Publique, hôpitaux de Paris, 75100 Paris, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wargon
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kunz
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Pibarot
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ozier
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rieux
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benbunan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Simonneau
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Monteil
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lienhart
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001803:Blood Transfusion; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D004282:Documentation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires