A Cross-Sectional Study on Patient’s Satisfaction and Related Factors with the Preoperative Informed Consent Protocol

Background: To meet the expectations of patients, informed consent is a time-consuming and labour-intensive process. A variety of clinical practice issues can contribute to patient dissatisfaction with the preoperative informed consent process. This study evaluated patient satisfaction and factors related to the informed consent process for elective surgery subjects. Methods: A cross-sectional study included 202 postoperative patients who provided informed consent for elective surgery. The study participants were selected using a systematic sampling procedure. The modified Leiden perioperative patient satisfaction tool was used to evaluate patient contentment with the preoperative informed consent approach. Data was analysed by SPSS 20.0. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression were used to find independent variables linked with patient satisfaction with the preoperative informed consent process. A p-value of less than 0.05 was utilized to determine the statistical importance. Results: The general rate of patient satisfaction with the preoperative informed consent process was 70.3%. A multivariable logistic regression analysis found that male gender (AOR: 4.75), primary school (AOR: 8.42), secondary school (AOR: 2.17), rural residence (AOR: 1.8), and general anaesthesia (AOR: 2.92) were all considerably associated with client satisfaction with the informed consent process. Conclusion: In summary, patients were not very satisfied with the preoperative informed consent procedure. Patient satisfaction with the informed consent procedure was substantially correlated with being male, having a low level of education, residing in a rural region, and undergoing general anaesthesia. More has to be done by surgeons and anaesthesiologists to increase patient satisfaction with the preoperative informed consent procedure. Periodically evaluating patient satisfaction and the factors influencing it is demanded of researchers.