title: Patient comprehension of informed consent.
abstract: Obtaining informed consent is an essential process in the patient centred approach to modern medicine. However, research shows that patients have a poor understanding of the process of informed consent, as well as a poor understanding of the procedures they are consenting for. Improvements need to be made to improve comprehension and ensure that consent is truly valid.
authors: Queen's Medical Centre, Darby Road, Nottingham NG 7 2UH.
authors: Victoria
authors: V
authors: Richardson
mesh_terms: D032882:Comprehension; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D006113:United Kingdom