Table 4.
Obtaining informed consent for invasive diagnostic or therapeutic procedures
| Adequacy of information “Did you feel sufficiently informed of the procedure?” | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T (n = 96) n(%): |
1: 0(0) |
2: 4(4.21) |
3: 19(19.79) |
4: 37(38.54) |
5: 36(37.5) |
mean ± SD: 4.09 ± 0.85* |
| G (n = 108) n(%): |
1: 1(0.93) |
2: 1(0.93) |
3: 9(8.33) |
4: 37(34.26) |
5: 60(55.57) |
mean ± SD: 4.43 ± 0.76* |
|
Possibility to ask questions “Did you have enough opportunity to get answers to your questions about the procedure?” | ||||||
| T (n = 95) n(%): |
1: 0(0) |
2: 4(4.21) |
3: 22(23.16) |
4: 30(31.58) |
5: 39(41.05) |
mean ± SD: 4.09 ± 0.90 |
| G (n = 108) n(%): | 1: 1(0.93) | 2: 2(1.85) | 3: 10(9.26) | 4: 47(43.52) | 5: 48(44.44) | mean ± SD: 4.29 ± 0.78 |
n, Number; SD, Standard deviation; T, Patients with Turkish migration background. G, German patients without migration background. * = significant difference (p < 0.05). Rating (information on disease and diagnostics and treatment): 1 = not at all, 2 = rather not, 3 = a bit, 4 = mostly, 5 = completely.