Structure and legibility of informed consent for clinical practice in Ecuador
Informed consent in the Ecuadorian context presents deficiencies in compliance with its structure, which compromises its completeness, and a significant gap in its legibility, which compromises informed decision-making and limits the exercise of patient-centred medical practice.
Authors
- Cristina Elisabeth Urgilés-Barahona (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9976-8882)
- Diego Gómez-Correa
- Gloria Carrión (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0637-6108)
- Weneper Rojas
- Xavier Astudillo-Romero
- Alfonsina Benavides
Institutions
- Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (EC)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medical Technology
- Published
- 2026-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmedt.2026.1774341
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00