Laura E Minton, Zoey N Duncan, Jordan H Tzabari, Will Haynes, Om U Patel, Kaitlin Burge, Nicholas Van Wagoner, Constantine M Burgan
Assessing the debt and current state of financial literacy in a cohort of diagnostic & interventional radiology residents
Clinical imaging
surgical informed consent forms complicated patients read understand created consent form key information presented bulleted texts diagrams combined graphical format facilitate understanding information verbal consent discussion prospective randomized study involved 70 adult patients awaiting cholecystectomy gallstones consent obtained standard verbal explanation using either graphically formatted study group n33 standard text document control group n37 comprehension evaluated 9item multiplechoice questionnaire administered surgery factors affecting comprehension analyzed comparison questionnaire scores showed effect age sex time consent surgery document format understanding informed consent educational level predictor comprehension simplified surgical consent documents meet goals health literacy informed consent educational level appears strong predictor understanding