Influence of informed consent and substitute in the safety of patients undergoing electroconvulsive therapy

Authors

  • Maribel Maceo Rojas
  • Leyanis Gracial Hechevarría
  • Omara Cabrales Estevez
  • Eglis Quiala Ducás
  • Marlenys Samón García

Keywords:

informed consent, patient safety, electroconvulsive therapy

Abstract

In order to describe the influence of informed consent and substitute in the safety of patients undergoing electroconvulsive therapy due to insufficient acceptance, a retrospective study is developed in Psychiatric patients at the Hospital "Luis Ramírez López",Guantanamo, from January to December 2012. The study group consists of 1419 patients, selecting a sample of 500 cases by simple random. Review of clinical and Registration stories of electroconvulsive treatment are performed. Acceptance level, satisfactory and unsatisfactory evolution, nursing care before, during and after: the variables are studied. Dominated the satisfactory performance with 218 cases. Patients undergoing electroconvulsive therapy received nursing care before, during and after.

 

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Maceo Rojas M, Gracial Hechevarría L, Cabrales Estevez O, Quiala Ducás E, Samón García M. Influence of informed consent and substitute in the safety of patients undergoing electroconvulsive therapy. Rev Inf Cient [Internet]. 2015 Apr. 27 [cited 2025 Apr. 13];91(3):452-60. Available from: https://revinfcientifica.sld.cu/index.php/ric/article/view/222

Issue

Vol. 91 No. 3 (2015): May-June

Section

Original Articles