Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the participant population
From: Informed consent in clinical practice: patients’ experiences and perspectives following surgery
Item | Number | Mean (median) | SD (inter quartile range) | OR (95 % CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 371 | 31.78 | 12.32 | 1.04 (1.01–1.07) |
Sexa | 371 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 1.13 (0.66–1.95) |
Education | 366 | (2) | (0–4) | 1.03 (0.74–1.45) |
Duration of stay in hospital (days) | 371 | 18.43 | 38.35 | 1 (0.99–1.01) |
Knew the type of operation they underwenta | 370 | 0.85 | 0.36 | 2.29 (1.17–4.51) |
Had all their questions answered before the operationa | 362 | 0.57 | 0.50 | 11.06 (5.23–23.35) |
Gave their own permission for the operationa | 366 | 0.83 | 0.38 | 1 |
Knew the name of the surgeon that obtained their permission for the operationa | 366 | 0.24 | 0.43 | 2.44 (1.11–5.36) |
Knew the name of the surgeon that operateda | 365 | 0.23 | 0.42 | 1.66 (0.81–3.44) |
Was satisfied with the information provideda | 367 | 0.78 | 0.42 | 4.38 (2.43–7.89) |
Agreed on necessity of doctors to provide full details of disease managementa | 367 | 0.98 | 0.13 | 5.05 (1.00–25.64) |