STUDY ON INFORMED CONSENT PROCESS IN SHARED DECISION-MAKING AMONG PATIENTS SCHEDULED FOR VARIOUS KIND OF SURGERIES AT A MEDICAL SCHOOL OF NORTHERN INDIA

ROHIT JHAMNANI; ROMESH DUBEY; DIVYA VERMA; SUNIL KUMAR

doi:10.22159/ajpcr.2023.v16i1.46407

Authors

ROHIT JHAMNANI Department of Orthopaedics, 167 Military Hospital, Pathankot, Punjab, India.
ROMESH DUBEY Department of Orthopaedics, 166 Military Hospital, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
DIVYA VERMA Department of Ophthalmology, Birsa Munda Government Medical College, Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh, India.
SUNIL KUMAR Department of Community Medicine, Government Doon Medical College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2023.v16i1.46407

Keywords:

Patient rights, Informed consent, Patients

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to study perceptions of specialists and patients with respect to the informed consent process in shared decision-making.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was done among doctors of various departments carrying various kinds of surgeries at a medical school of northern India. One hundred and twenty-five specialists and 250 patients finished an organized survey on the informed consent process.

Results: Out of total specialists, 81 (64.8%) were men and 44 (35.2%) were women; 98 (78.4%) were trained professionals/super subject matter experts and 27 (21.6%) were occupants. Practically, all patients (94.8%) detailed that they had picked the treatment strategy proposed by specialist. Not exactly 50% of doctors 52 (41.6%) announced being completely familiar with the educated assent process, critical disparity was enlisted between the responses from patients and doctors to every one of the inquiries contrasting their encounters in regards to the strategy of getting educated agree to treatment (p<0.001).

Conclusion: There exists a gap among doctors and patients concerning both comprehension and information on the informed consent process. The distinction in discernment and halfway information on the lawful ramifications of informed assent shows that consenting in its ongoing structure is not educated and ought to be rethought to accomplish patient independence, which is a definitive objective of informed consent.

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Author Biographies

ROHIT JHAMNANI, Department of Orthopaedics, 167 Military Hospital, Pathankot, Punjab, India.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics

ROMESH DUBEY, Department of Orthopaedics, 166 Military Hospital, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics

DIVYA VERMA, Department of Ophthalmology, Birsa Munda Government Medical College, Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh, India.

Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology

SUNIL KUMAR, Department of Community Medicine, Government Doon Medical College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.

Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine

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