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An Evaluation of the Comprehensibility Levels of Ophthalmology Surgical Consent Forms.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Assessment of informed-consent knowledge and practice among ophthalmologists at a Saudi tertiary ophthalmology hospital.BMC research notes · 2026Article
- Readability of Informed Consent Forms for Medical and Surgical Clinical Procedures: A Systematic Review.Clinics and practice · 2025Review
- The Ability of Large Language Models to Generate Patient Information Materials for Retinopathy of Prematurity: Evaluation of Readability, Accuracy, and Comprehensiveness.Turkish journal of ophthalmology · 2024Article
- Readability and Comprehension of Anesthesia Informed Consent Forms in a Spanish County Hospital: An Observational Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2024Article
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- Nursing Roles in the Quality of Information in Informed Consent Forms of a Spanish County Hospital.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background/Aim This study aimed to evaluate the comprehensibility of the consent forms used for interventional procedures in the ophthalmology clinic of a university hospital and to determine which texts could be read according to patient age and education level. Materials and methods Forty separate consent forms used as the standard for various interventional procedures in the ophthalmology department of a university hospital were evaluated. The comprehensibility formulas used were developed for the Turkish language by Ateşman and Bezirci-Yilmaz. Results As a result of the evaluation of the consent forms in this study, a mean of 55.6±5.73 points was obtained according to the Ateşman comprehensibility index, and this value was found to correspond to being understood by eleventh and twelfth-grade school students. According to the Bezirci-Yilmaz comprehensibility index, the mean points of the consent forms were 10.05±2, which corresponded to a level that could be understood by 10th and 11th-grade students. Conclusion The comprehensibility level of the consent forms given to patients was found to be low in this study, which was similar to the findings of previous studies in the literature. When preparing informed consent forms, the education level of the country must be taken into consideration.
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