Research
Video-assisted informed consent helps reduce decisional conflict in cancer patients
The Brief
- Video-assisted informed consent is reported to help reduce decisional conflict in patients undergoing gastric cancer surgery.
- Informed consent for gastric cancer surgery can cover surgical methods, complications, risks, benefits and life after treatment.
- Conventional face-to-face explanations can be difficult for patients to absorb in one sitting.
Why it matters
It suggests video-based consent materials could be a practical way for surgical teams to explain complex procedures and risks to cancer patients.
Who’s affected
- clinicians and surgeons treating gastric cancer
- patients facing gastric cancer surgery
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For patients undergoing gastric cancer surgery, informed consent (IC) can involve extensive information about surgical methods, complications, risks, benefits and life after treatment. Conventional face-to-face explanations can be difficult to absorb in one sitting and require…