The patient and clinician experience of informed consent for surgery: a systematic review of the qualitative evidence

. 2020 Jul 11;21:58. doi: 10.1186/s12910-020-00501-6

Finding	There were a range of meanings given to the consent form (U)
Illustration	As a legal entity “I think to cover themselves. If anything did go wrong you know, you were, you were signing to say… you’ve accepted the …risks that were involved… The consent form as a ritual - “All I remember is that it being shoved under my nose and saying you’ve got to go down to surgery, sign and that was it” The consent forma as control and power -"It’s only when the consent form comes that you have got the choice to turn around and say you don’t want it...” [24]

Finding

There were a range of meanings given to the consent form (U)

Illustration

As a legal entity “I think to cover themselves. If anything did go wrong you know, you were, you were signing to say… you’ve accepted the …risks that were involved… The consent form as a ritual - “All I remember is that it being shoved under my nose and saying you’ve got to go down to surgery, sign and that was it” The consent forma as control and power -"It’s only when the consent form comes that you have got the choice to turn around and say you don’t want it...” [24]