575
Participants
Start Date
August 7, 2006
Primary Completion Date
March 31, 2009
Study Completion Date
March 31, 2009
"Enhanced surgical iMedConsent process (with repeat back)"
"Consent process engages patient in discussion about why they are having procedure, risks, benefits, alternatives. Then provider asks patient to repeat backwhat they understand."
standard surgical iMedConsent process
Patients are consented in standard VA consent process, where are not necessarily asked to repeat back and no discussion is necessarily documented.
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division, Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh
Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur, GA, Decatur
James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL, Tampa
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, Houston
VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, CO, Denver
VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR, Portland
VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA, Boston
VA Office of Research and Development
FED