Linguistic Strategies for Improving Informed Consent in Clinical Trials Among Low Health Literacy Patients

Conclusions: The effectiveness of metaphors for explaining randomization depends on health literacy, with a benign metaphor being particularly effective for patients at the lower end of the health literacy spectrum. The theoretical model demonstrates the cognitive and affective predictors of behavioral intention to participate in cancer RCTs and offers guidance on how future research should employ communication strategies to improve the informed consent processes.

Source: JNCI - October 27, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Krieger, J. L., Neil, J. M., Strekalova, Y. A., Sarge, M. A. Tags: Article Source Type: research