Shared decision‐making is central to the pre‐operative consent process and accurate
communication of risk is dependent on a clear understanding of numerical information by …

Objective: To assess whether the type of scale used (scaling effects) and the severity of
outcome (outcome severity) influence patients' numerical interpretations of verbal probability …

Are patients who are provided with details about anaesthesia risks on the eve of surgery
better informed, and does the information increase their anxiety? Forty (ASA Class I or II) …

Informing patients about available treatments, their advantages and disadvantages, as well
as the associated risks, is critical to obtain an informed consent and is the responsibility of …

There is widespread variation as to the method of presentation of informed anaesthetic
consent with little empirical data on the nature of communication and how much information …

Abstract Study Objective: To evaluate the effect of a preprinted, risk-specific consent form on
the amount of anesthetic risk information patients retain from the preoperative interview …

Objective: To assess whether different methods for communicating the probability of
treatment complications for operative and nonoperative appendicitis treatments result in …

Effective risk communication may improve patients' adherence to treatment, enhance their
understanding of the peri-operative pathway process and improve patient-centred and …

Background Principles of informed consent are ethically, morally, and legally grounded in
physicians' responsibility to patients. This study examined patient expectations regarding the …

Risk is the potential that a chosen action or activity (including the choice of inaction) will lead
to a specific outcome, and implies that the choice has an influence on the outcome. Most …