Informed Consent: How Much Does the Patient Understand?
Description:
Freis was a pioneer in controlled clinical trials, and by the late 1970s and early 1980s, as such trials became standard procedures, some ethicists and other medical professionals expressed concern about how well participating patients understood the risks they agreed to take. In this article, Bergler, Pennington, Metcalfe, and Freis reported the results of a study they ran in which hypertension patients were tested for comprehension and recall of information contained in the informed consent statements.
Number of Image Pages:
6 (720,667 Bytes)
Date:
1980-04 (April 1980)
Creator:
Bergler, Jane H.
Pennington, A. Cleo
Metcalfe, Madeline
Freis, Edward D.
Source:
Periodical: Bergler, Jane H., A. Cleo Pennington, Madeline Metcalfe, and Edward D. Freis. "Informed Consent: How Much Does the Patient Understand?" Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics 27, 4 (April 1980): 435-440. Article.
Publisher:
C. V. Mosby Company
Rights:
This item is in the public domain. It may be used without permission.
Subject:
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):
Hypertension
Antihypertensive Agents
Ethics, Medical
Informed Consent
Exhibit Category:
After 1980: Changing Trends in Hypertension Therapy
