title: [Informed consent in physiotherapy: proposal of a form].
abstract: The aim of the work is to highlight the need, the duty and the obligation also for the physiotherapist to obtain a valid informed consent of the patient.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors, starting with the informed consent forms that already exist for physicians, offer four modules tailored to the needs of the physiotherapist, specific to each field of rehabilitation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Such informed consent may be very useful to physiotherapists to fulfill the obligations of giving information and obtaining consent from patients. At the same time it allows physiotherapists to obtain all information they need about patient's condition and permit patient to understand the proposed treatment and adhere to it.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Galeoto
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mollica
authors.forename: Orazio
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Astorino
authors.forename: Rossana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cecchi
mesh_terms: D032962:Consent Forms; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities