Autonomous informed consent in term of completeness of medical information disclosure

Ervin Dyah Ayu Masita Dewi (IPK and Bioethics Laboratory, Medical Faculty, University of Surabaya)
Siswanto Sastrowijoto (Bioethics Magister Department, Post Graduate Program, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada)
Retna Siwi Padmawati (Department of Health Behaviour, Environment, and Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada)

Berita Kedokteran Masyarakat
Vol 37 No 03 (2021)

Purpose: Many lawsuits filed by patients to doctors exist because patients don’t receive adequate information concerning their illness which mainly resulted from non-exposure to medical treatment risks. The research was performed to identify the completeness of information disclosure by doctors for informed consent purposes from the perspective of respect for autonomy. Method: The research was conducted by a descriptive qualitative method. Researchers had interviewed five surgeons and five adult patients as subjects with high-risk elective surgical treatment in the hospital as case criteria. Surabaya is the location of the research. Conclusion: By non-exposure of complete medical information to patients, decisions made by patients are not autonomous since they have incomplete understanding, and proper disclosure technique for doctors is required.