OBJECTIVE: We sought to evaluate the degree of patients' understanding of several aspects
of the informed consent process for surgery and clinical research. METHODS: We conducted …

This paper defines risk and its component elements and describes where clinical practice
may be starting from in terms of what is reported in the literature about understanding risks …

" More information is always better, and full information is best. More computation is always
better, and optimization is best." More-is-better ideals such as these have long shaped our …

Background The objective of this study was to develop and psychometrically evaluate a
general measure of patients' satisfaction with medication, the Treatment Satisfaction …

The Quality Assurance and Safety: Medicines team in WHO aims to assure the safety of
medicines by ensuring reliable and timely exchange of information on drug safety issues …

OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were twofold: 1) to evaluate the construct validity
of the Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM v. II) using structural …

Stated preference methods assume respondents' preferences are consistent with utility
theory, but many empirical studies report evidence of preferences that violate utility theory …

Background. Health-state preferences can be combined with willingness-to-pay (WTP) data
to calculate WTP per quality-adjusted life year (QALY). The WTP/QALY ratios provide insight …

Background: The aim of this study was to identify perceptions of the general public regarding
research involving human tissues; to assess the public's willingness to donate samples to …

Objective: To develop and validate a multidimensional generic questionnaire measuring
satisfaction with treatment with medicines. The questionnaire was designed to be used in …