1Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Hitech Medical College and Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
2Assistant Professor, PG Department of Community Medicine, Hitech Medical College and Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
3Professor, Department of Endocrinology, Hitech Medical College and Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
4Assistant Professor, PG Department of General Surgery, IMS and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Orissa
*Corresponding Author Dr Mahesh Rath, Email: dr.maheshrath@gmail.com
Online published on 21 March, 2022.
In the field of health care, patient autonomy is a critical problem. It is common knowledge that patients’ understanding of legal and ethical problems surrounding the consent procedure is poor. As a result, the purpose of this study was to determine patient understanding, attitude, and views of the legal nature of informed consent. From January 2020 to June 2021, a framework interview schedule was designed and distributed to 555 patients in the surgery department. There was a lot of misunderstanding about the legal position of consent. After signing the permission, 88 percent of participants believed they had no right to modify their minds. 61.6 percent hadfaith in their doctor to do the right thing, and they didn't care what happened to them as long as they got better. Only 32% of patients had a satisfactory level of understanding, indicating that there is a significant gap between informed consent and how patients perceive it. Current consent procedures appear to be insufficient as a way of expressing autonomous choice, and their ethical standing can be questioned.
Informed consent, Legal, Educational level, Patient rights
