Table 5. Responses of the KSA and UK surgeons to questions on what affect the amount of information given during informed consent.
| No | Questions Is the amount of information you give to your patients during informed consent affected by: |
KSA | UK | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Unsure | Yes | No | Unsure | |||
| 1 | The patient’s age | 59(72%) | 9(11%) | 14(17%) | 21(36%) | 29(49%) | 9(15%) | Sig |
| 2 | The patient’s gender | 23(28%) | 39(48%) | 20(24%) | 1(2%) | 53(90%) | 5(8%) | Sig |
| 3 | The patient’s level of education | 63(77%) | 6(7%) | 13(16%) | 17(29%) | 27(46%) | 15(25%) | Sig |
| 4 | The patient’s social class | 52(63%) | 14(17%) | 16(20%) | 6(10%) | 43(73%) | 10(17%) | Sig |
| 5 | The patient’s s source of funding for treatment | 19(23%) | 46(56%) | 17(21%) | 3(5%) | 49(83%) | 7(12%) | Sig |
| 6 | The patient’s clinical presentation: whether emergency or elective? | 62(76%) | 9(11%) | 11(13%) | 31(53%) | 17(29%) | 11(18%) | Sig |
| 7 | The Complexity and duration of surgery | 56(68%) | 8(10%) | 18(22%) | 31(53%) | 20(34%) | 8(12%) | Sig |
| 8 | The timing of surgery | 34(41%) | 24(29%) | 24(30%) | 8(14%) | 34(58%) | 17(28%) | Sig |
| 9 | How busy you are at the time | 39(48%) | 26(32%) | 17(20%) | 5(8%) | 43(73%) | 11(19%) | Sig |
| 10 | The need for referral to another doctor or hospital? | 39(48%) | 22(26%) | 21(26%) | 7(12%) | 37(63%) | 15(25%) | Sig |