An Experimental Test of Medical Disclosure and Consent Documentation: Assessing Patient Comprehension,Self-Efficacy,and Uncertainty

Effectively conveying risks and hazards in medical disclosure and informed consent documentation is a crucial type of communication. However, existing protocols typically do not meet the needs of patients or practitioners. In the present study, we advance a reconceptualization of obtaining written informed consent by analyzing it as a process of uncertainty management rather than a matter of document readability and recall. Results of this randomized trial indicated that patients who reviewed a simplified consent document reported greater comprehension of medico-legal terminology and lower uncertainty about the document, although they did not evince greater self-efficacy. Health literacy was a significant moderator of the relationship between consent form version and comprehension.     

“偏”偏喜欢你——UNIS U89偏屏手机使用手记

太太的“索爱T618“该换了,趁周末赶紧陪她去商场看手机。原本要买一款带手写功能的“诺基亚”,可是就在准备付款的时候,旁边柜台的一款法拉利红的手机吸引了我们,于是忙上前询问,当营业员拿出这款眩目的手机时,我们才知道这是一款UNIS手机。　　“以前怎么没听说过这个牌子呢?”我咨询营业员。”这是清华紫光今年的全新产品。市场上唯一一款采用偏屏设计的手机,专门送给自己特别偏爱的人”。这句话让我们心头泛起了一丝甜蜜的感觉,于是欣然选择了这款时尚靓丽的手机。回到家中,我就迫不及待的翻开说明书,研究体验起来。而太太则悠然地坐在一旁等待我的“研究报告”。     

Teaching computer literacy: helping patrons to help themselves.

Teaching computer literacy to library patrons is an entirely appropriate activity for librarians in their role as liaisons between information and those who are seeking it. At the Norris Medical Library of the University of Southern California there are four main computer activities: information management workshops, provision of a microcomputer laboratory and classroom, formation of user groups, and installation of a campus-wide electronic bulletin board. Benefits to the library include: increased computer knowledge for librarians, better understanding of the information needs of the campus community, mutual respect and friendship between librarians and patrons, and introduction to the library of patrons who may otherwise never have come.