Readability of foot and ankle consent forms in Queensland.

Giuseppe Pastore Philip M FrazerAndrew McleanTom P WalshSimon Platt

Published in: ANZ journal of surgery (2020)

The readability of sections C and G of the Queensland Health consent form exceeds the recommendations by national and international bodies, but the patient take-home information appears suitable. Consideration should be given to lower the reading grade level of patient consent forms to better reflect the reading grade of the Australian population.

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