Table 6.
Questions used to calculate ICAS
| A. Information disclosure: | ICAS Score | |
|---|---|---|
| What information do you routinely provide to your patients? | ||
| Yes | No | |
| Diagnosis | 1 | 0 |
| Treatment options | 1 | 0 |
| Recommended treatment | 1 | 0 |
| Risks of refusing recommended treatment | 1 | 0 |
| General risks | 1 | 0 |
| Benefits | 1 | 0 |
| Right of refusal | 1 | 0 |
| B. Capacity/Competence | ||
| Do you routinely assess the competence of your patients to consent to treatment? | 1 | 0 |
| Do you generally presume that your patients have the capacity to consent to treatment? | 1 | 0 |
| C. Voluntariness | ||
| Do you allow your patients to choose a procedure or particular treatment? | 1 | 0 |
| D. Understanding | ||
| Do you think your patients understand the explanations given to them? | 1 | 0 |
| E. Consent or agreement | ||
| Do you think the information you provide is sufficient to procure valid informed consent? | 1 | 0 |
| Total: Informed consent aggregate score (ICAS) | 12 | 0 |
Note: The question about cost of medical treatment is excluded from this ICAS calculation in this cohort because the cost of healthcare services public in hospitals is free