dc.contributor.author |
Garden, AL |
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dc.contributor.author |
Merry, Alan |
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dc.contributor.author |
Holland, RL |
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dc.contributor.author |
Petrie, Keith |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2015-07-22T22:06:49Z |
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dc.date.issued |
1996 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 1996, 24 (5), pp. 594 - 598 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0310-057X |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/26366 |
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dc.description.abstract |
We developed and introduced into clinical practice a leaflet to improve the delivery of information to patients before obtaining their consent to anaesthesia. The amount of information needs to be what a 'reasonable' patient thinks appropriate; therefore we tested patients' responses to three levels of information: 'full' disclosure, 'standard' disclosure (as contained in our leaflet) and 'minimal' disclosure. Forty-five patients scheduled to undergo cardiac surgery were enrolled in the study. None of the information sheets caused a significant change in state anxiety score and only the 'full' disclosure significantly increased knowledge about anaesthesia (P = 0.016). All leaflets were easy to understand. When only one leaflet was provided 64-73% of patients thought the content was 'just right', whereas when all three leaflets were viewed together; 63% of patients thought the 'minimal' leaflet withheld too much information. |
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dc.language |
eng |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Anaesthesia and Intensive Care |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Details obtained from http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/0310-057X/ |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.subject |
Anaesthesia, informed consent, medicolegal, patient education |
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dc.title |
Anaesthesia information - What patients want to know |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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pubs.issue |
5 |
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pubs.begin-page |
594 |
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pubs.volume |
24 |
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dc.identifier.pmid |
8909673 |
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pubs.author-url |
http://www.aaic.net.au/Document/?D=1996069 |
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pubs.end-page |
598 |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Journal Article |
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pubs.subtype |
Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
133827 |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
School of Medicine |
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pubs.org-id |
Psychological Medicine Dept |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
1448-0271 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2015-07-23 |
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pubs.dimensions-id |
8909673 |
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