Identifying components in consent information needed to support informed decision making about trial participation: An interview study with women managing cancer

Purva Abhyankar, Galina Velikova, Barbara Summers and Hilary L. Bekker

Social Science & Medicine, 2016, vol. 161, issue C, 83-91

Abstract: Research governance requires patients give informed consent to participate in clinical trials. However, there are concerns that consent information may not support patient participation decisions. This study investigates the utility of consent information in supporting women’s trial participation decisions when receiving treatment for cancer.

Keywords: Shared decision making; Informed consent; Trial participation; Cancer treatment; Decision aids (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.05.040

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