Kaitlin Ellis MD , Kristin Pascoe MD , Courtney Amegashie BA , Adrianne Dade MD , Victoria deMartelly MPH , Julie Chor MD, MPH
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Abstract
Introduction
Although obtaining specific consent for examinations under anesthesia with learners is recommended by major professional organizations and mandated by many state laws and institutions, it is not practiced universally. We sought to investigate physicians’ experiences using a formalized process to obtain consent from patients presenting for surgical abortions under anesthesia for pelvic examinations with learners.
Methods
Semistructured qualitative interviews were conducted with residents, fellows, and faculty who work or have rotated in a single family planning clinic after the clinic introduced this consent process. Participants were asked about their experiences obtaining informed consent from patients for examinations under anesthesia with learners. Interviews were audiorecorded, transcribed, and analyzed using modified grounded theory. All study procedures were institutional review board approved.
Results
Twenty interviews were performed, achieving thematic saturation, with 14 residents, 4 fellows, and 2 faculty members. Participants described initial discomfort with the consent process and their wording choices, which improved with increased familiarity and almost universal patient acceptance. Some participants felt that an informal training or practice before obtaining informed consent may have been helpful. Participants stressed the importance of this consent process to foster patient autonomy and choice. Participants reported that the fact that patients were presenting for abortion care did not influence their overall process or comfort level obtaining consent for pelvic examinations under anesthesia with learners; however, some noted that they gave patients more time to process the consent or used more intentional language during these encounters.
Conclusions
Physicians desire and accept the integration of a formal consent process for examinations under anesthesia with learners at the time of abortion.
期刊介绍：
Women"s Health Issues (WHI) is a peer-reviewed, bimonthly, multidisciplinary journal that publishes research and review manuscripts related to women"s health care and policy. As the official journal of the Jacobs Institute of Women"s Health, it is dedicated to improving the health and health care of all women throughout the lifespan and in diverse communities. The journal seeks to inform health services researchers, health care and public health professionals, social scientists, policymakers, and others concerned with women"s health.
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