| Title |
Quality of informed consent for invasive procedures in central Saudi Arabia
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of General Medicine, March 2012
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| DOI | 10.2147/ijgm.s29599 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Mostafa A Abolfotouh, Abdallah A Adlan |
| Abstract |
Informed consent is considered the most important step in clinical interventions. The aims of this study were (1) to assess the quality of informed consent for invasive procedures with regard to consent process and information given about risks and alternative treatments, and (2) to determine patients' attitude toward informed consent at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 66 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 66 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Postgraduate | 9 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 12% |
| Other | 5 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 10 | 15% |
| Unknown | 21 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 28 | 42% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 9% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 5% |
| Unspecified | 2 | 3% |
| Arts and Humanities | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 24 | 36% |