Świadoma zgoda na znieczulenie dziecka – konstrukcja formularza w świetle badań nad prostym językiem
Informed consent for an an anesthesiological procedure of a child – the construction of a form in the light of plain language research

Summary/Abstract: The tendency to simplify texts in public space has been on the rise in recent years in Poland. The idea is now reaching offices, banks, state institutions and the doctor-patient communication. The presented text is concerned with medical communication. It discusses the needs of the patient as a participant of this communication, from the perspective of plain language and the comprehensibility of the messages addressed to him or her. The main aims of the paper are: (1) checking the intelligibility of 16 chosen parent’s informed consent forms for anesthesiological procedure using the Jasnopis tool, (2) creating documentation of informed consent which is intelligible for people with primary education and compliant with legal requirements, (3) comparing new, plain documentation with 16 forms from medical facilities, (4) describing the examples of simplification which are possible to apply in chosen parts of 16 original informed consents.

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