Informed consent in schizophrenia: the use of cues in the assessment of understanding

The purpose of this study was to determine if providing cues could facilitate participant understanding for consent form information. Understanding scores were measured in a group of participants diagnosed with schizophrenia and a control group using cued recognition and uncued recall methods. When...

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Published in:Schizophrenia research 2005-09, Vol.77 (1), p.59-63
Main Authors: Combs, Dennis R., Adams, Scott D., Wood, Terry D., Basso, Michael R., Gouvier, Wm. Drew
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Biological and medical sciences
Comprehension - physiology
Cues
Demography
Female
Humans
Informed consent
Informed Consent - psychology
Male
Medical sciences
Mental Competency - psychology
Mental Recall - physiology
Middle Aged
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychoses
Recognition
Recognition (Psychology) - physiology
Risk
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia - physiopathology
Schizophrenic Psychology
Understanding
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to determine if providing cues could facilitate participant understanding for consent form information. Understanding scores were measured in a group of participants diagnosed with schizophrenia and a control group using cued recognition and uncued recall methods. When understanding was measured with uncued methods, persons with schizophrenia showed lower scores compared to the control group. However, when cues were provided, there was no difference between the two groups on understanding scores, and persons with schizophrenia showed normal levels of understanding. The results suggest that cued methods may be a better alternative to measure participant understanding.
ISSN:0920-9964
1573-2509
DOI:10.1016/j.schres.2004.08.002