The Potential of Medical Consent Contracts Using Visuals |Biomedgrid
Journal: American Journal of Biomedical Science & Research (Vol.8, No. 3)Publication Date: 2020-03-19
Authors : Nin Kirkham; Camilla B Andersen;
Page : 165-166
Keywords : Patient; Medicine; Researchers; Comprehension; Engagement;
Abstract
The ethical and legal requirement to gain informed consent from patients for medical procedures and for biomedical research faces challenges with respect to the transparency problem. The requirement to be transparent by using plain, non-technical language in their Patient Informed Consent Forms (PICFs) is clear but, in practice, hard to achieve. Problems of clear and transparent communication continue to provide a stumbling block to the ethical practice of medicine, law, and biomedical research. Research from the UWA Comic Contracting project indicates that visual/ graphic contracts are significantly better received by users in terms of their comprehension, engagement with the contract, and their perception of the other party. On this basis, we thus suggest that such developments might productively be applied to consent forms in medical and biomedical contexts in order to aid transparency and clarify communication of complicated concepts and language.
Other Latest Articles
- Iron Tablets or Gallstones? Iron Overdose in Situs Inversus |Biomedgrid
- Facing the Challenges of Pharmaceutical Research Using Whispering Gallery Modes-Based Biosensors |Biomedgrid
- The Outcomes of Extended Field Radiotherapy in Patients with Para-aortic Lymph Node Metastases of Uterine Cancer |Biomedgrid
- Term Pregnancy after Unilateral Uterine Artery Embolization for Aggressive Uterine Arteriovenous Malformation |Biomedgrid
- Effects of a Youth Diabetes Prevention Program on Health-Related Outcomes in Overweight Male Adolescents |Biomedgrid
Last modified: 2023-06-02 21:40:44