Table 4 Patient characteristics, rate of recall and attitude of the patients during the informed consent procedure according to the two investigators.
From: Informed consent for research obtained during the intensive care unit stay
Investigator 1 | Investigator 2 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age of the patients, mean (SD) | 48 (22) | 56 (20) | 0.21 |
Sex of the patients, male/female | 11/4 | 17/12 | 0.29 |
SAPS II of the patients | 20 (9) | 18 (10) | 0.56 |
Patients with Complete recall, n (percentage) | 3 (20) | 11 (38) | 0.38 |
Patients with recall of study participation, n (percentage) | 10 (67) | 25 (86) | 0.14 |
Patients with recall of the study purpose, n (percentage) | 4 (27) | 16 (55) | 0.07 |
Patients with recall of the study risk, n (percentage) | 7(46) | 14(48) | 0.99 |
Attitude of the patients before consent, n (percentage) | |||
Read leaflet | 8 (53) | 20 (69) | 0.30 |
Asked at least one question | 6 (40) | 8 (28) | 0.40 |
Read or asked | 10 (67) | 21 (72) | 0.74 |
Read and asked | 4 (27) | 7 (24) | 0.99 |