Computer-based tutorial as supportive means to enhance quality and efficiency of the informed consent process for cataract surgery in Turkish or Serbian speaking patients

Informing the patient and obtaining informed consent is one of the major duties physicians have to perform before beginning a medical treatment. However, patients often experience the informed consent taking as not satisfying. A novel concept introduced several years ago is to use a multimedia tool including a so-called traffic light system. The patient sees and hears information concerning cataract surgery on a touch screen and after each short chapter a traffic light is shown on the touch screen. At this point the patient has to decide, whether everything is clear and he wants to continue (green light), if he has further questions for the ophthalmologist (yellow light), or if he wants to repeat the chapter (red light). The patient’s feedback for each chapter is then printed and guides the ophthalmologist during the face to face discussion. This approach is called “CatInfo tool”. Aim of this study is to develop and evaluate a new version of the CatInfo tool for patients fluent in Serbian or Turkish.