A qualitative study on informed consent decision-making at two tertiary hospitals in Uganda: Experiences of patients undergoing emergency surgery and their next of kin.
Olivia KituukaErisa Sabakaki MwakaIan Guyton MunabiMoses GalukandeNelson SewankamboPublished in: SAGE open medicine (2024)
Decisions were made collaboratively with the patient at the center but with input of health personnel, the next of kin and other family members. A communitarian approach combined with shared decision-making between the doctor and the patient and next of kin with adequate discussion and disclosure of information in simple language would improve decision-making for patients and their next of kin.
Keyphrases
- decision making
- healthcare
- patients undergoing
- end stage renal disease
- public health
- case report
- mental health
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- minimally invasive
- emergency department
- health information
- prognostic factors
- autism spectrum disorder
- peritoneal dialysis
- coronary artery bypass
- risk assessment
- acute coronary syndrome
- patient reported outcomes
- atrial fibrillation