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Clin Ter. 2009;160(6):425-6.

[Towards a multi-step informed consent: considerations and proposals for a good practice].

La Clinica terapeutica

[Article in Italian]
P Banfi, G Rossi, F Pagnini, N Cellotto, K O T Gorni, C Lunetta, E Roma, G Castelnuovo, E Molinari, M Corbo

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  1. NEuroMuscular Omnicentre (NEMO), Ospedale Cà Granda, Fondazione Serena Onlus, Italia.

PMID: 20198281

Abstract

Any therapeutic intervention needs consent from the patient, after have received information from the physician. This is often seen as a bureaucratic accomplishment but it could enhance therapeutic alliance. We propose to divide consent from information, offering a place in which doubts and emotions can be explored, with the assistance of a psychological interview. We believe that this new approach can enhance physician-patient relationship, with an improvement in patient satisfaction and a decrease of claims and complaints.

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