Informed Consent and Shared Decision Making

Assent

agreement to participate by someone

Capacity

patients have ability to understand info and make reasoned judgment abt whether or not to agree.

Voluntariness

patient is free to choose w/o any coercion/manipulation from family members, physicians, researchers, socioeconomic factors.

Informed consent

process of getting someone’s permission to receive a medical intervention/participate in research

Disclosure

they’re given all info needed to make an informed choice

3 components of informed consent

disclosure, capacity, voluntariness

Shared decision making

collaborative process of determining course of care betw patients and clinicians