Résumé
Objective: To determine how far the information given by the physicians for the informed consent prior to the surgical intervention is comprehended by the patients
Methods: The study was carried out between July 1[st], 2012 and July 1[st], 2013 at Gulhane Medical Faculty. A total of 400 patients, who were in the third postoperative day after various surgical procedures [orthopedics, urology, ophthalmology, plastic surgery and breast surgery], were included in the study
Results: Of all the patients, 73.5% stated that the operative information was provided by physicians, whereas 22.7% claimed that no information was given in this regard. The patients who knew the name of the disease was 78%, while 18.3% did not know. Of all the patients, 25.7% knew the name of the operation, in contrast to of 52.3% who did not know it. About 12.5% of patients stated that they were not informed about the likely complications during the surgery, whereas 13.7% of patients reported that they were not informed about the post-operative complications
Conclusion: The verbal information and the written texts, different approaches such as drawings and visual materials [i.e. video's and photographs] should be considered while providing information to the patients. While doing so the level of education of the community should also be taken into account