A Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Effect of Audiotaped Consultations on the Quality of Informed Consent in Cardiac Surgery
Archives of SurgeryPublished 1 April 2010
Pankaj Kumar Mishra
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Providing an audiotaped recording of the consultation before cardiac surgery appears to improve patients' knowledge and perceptions of control of their health status and to reduce anxiety and depression.
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