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POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL
Volume 78, Issue 923, Pages 543-544Publisher
BRITISH MED JOURNAL PUBL GROUP
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.78.923.543
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Understanding probability information about treatment risks and benefits is a vital component of patients' decision making capacity. This study demonstrates extensive misunderstanding of verbal descriptions of probability by medical inpatients of all ages, questioning the extent of their capacity for giving informed consent. Pictorial descriptions of probability were well understood, suggesting their adoption into clinical practice.
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