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dc.contributor.authorDahl, Aaron
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-10T18:08:36Zen
dc.date.available2015-04-10T18:08:36Zen
dc.date.issued2015-04-10
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/528182
dc.descriptionA Thesis submitted to The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine.en
dc.description.abstractObjective: Effective physician‐patient communication is critical to the clinical decision making process. The informed consent process for any intervention can be one of the most important moments for effective physician‐patient communication in regards to outcome and liability. We studied parental recall of information provided during an informed consent discussion process prior to performance of emergency medical procedures in a pediatric emergency department of an inner city hospital with a large bi‐lingual population. Methods: Parent/child dyads undergoing emergency medical procedures were surveyed prospectively in English/Spanish, post‐procedure for recall of informed consent information. Logistic regression analysis was used; outcome variables were the ability to name a risk, a benefit, and an alternative to the procedure and predictors were language, education, and acculturation. Results: Fifty‐five parent/child dyads completed the survey. Logistic regression analysis showed that respondents with less than high school education were approximately 80% less likely to be able to name a risk or a benefit, while respondents with a high school education were approximately 24 times more likely to be able to name an alternative procedure. Conclusion: A gap in communication exists between physicians and patients during the consent taking; it is significantly impacted by socio‐demographic factors like education level, language and acculturation.
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherThe University of Arizona.en_US
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dc.subjectPhysician-parent communicationen
dc.subjectLow-literacyen
dc.subjectLatinoen
dc.subject.meshEmergency Medicineen
dc.subject.meshChilden
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen
dc.subject.meshObservational Study as Topicen
dc.subject.meshInformed Consenten
dc.subject.meshHispanic Americansen
dc.subject.meshCommunicationen
dc.titleASSESSING PHYSICIAN‐PARENT COMMUNICATION DURING EMERGENCY MEDICAL PROCEDURES IN CHILDREN: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF THE EFFICACY OF THE INFORMED CONSENT PROCESS IN A LOW‐LITERACY LATINO PATIENT POPULATIONen_US
dc.typetext; Electronic Thesisen
dc.contributor.departmentThe University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenixen
dc.description.collectioninformationThis item is part of the College of Medicine - Phoenix Scholarly Projects 2015 collection. For more information, contact the Phoenix Biomedical Campus Library at pbc-library@email.arizona.edu.en_US
dc.contributor.mentorSinha, Madhumitaen
refterms.dateFOA2018-09-01T10:50:54Z
html.description.abstractObjective: Effective physician‐patient communication is critical to the clinical decision making process. The informed consent process for any intervention can be one of the most important moments for effective physician‐patient communication in regards to outcome and liability. We studied parental recall of information provided during an informed consent discussion process prior to performance of emergency medical procedures in a pediatric emergency department of an inner city hospital with a large bi‐lingual population. Methods: Parent/child dyads undergoing emergency medical procedures were surveyed prospectively in English/Spanish, post‐procedure for recall of informed consent information. Logistic regression analysis was used; outcome variables were the ability to name a risk, a benefit, and an alternative to the procedure and predictors were language, education, and acculturation. Results: Fifty‐five parent/child dyads completed the survey. Logistic regression analysis showed that respondents with less than high school education were approximately 80% less likely to be able to name a risk or a benefit, while respondents with a high school education were approximately 24 times more likely to be able to name an alternative procedure. Conclusion: A gap in communication exists between physicians and patients during the consent taking; it is significantly impacted by socio‐demographic factors like education level, language and acculturation.


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