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[Compliance, conscious participation, and informed consent in tumor screening programs]
1C.P.O. Piemonte, Centro per la Prevenzione Oncologica-ASL 1 Torino.
Epidemiologia E Prevenzione
|March 24, 2000
Summary
Screening programs should replace "compliance" with "participation" to ethically incorporate individual values. New indicators focusing on informed consent and patient preferences are needed for effective screening evaluation.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Medical Ethics
- Health Services Research
Context:
- Screening programs often use compliance and coverage as effectiveness indicators.
- However, effectiveness alone does not guarantee that benefits outweigh harms for individuals.
- Adverse effects are inherent to screening practices, necessitating ethical considerations.
Purpose:
- To advocate for replacing the term "compliance" with "participation" in screening evaluations.
- To emphasize the ethical imperative of incorporating individual values and informed consent.
- To propose new indicators for evaluating screening programs based on informed participation.
Summary:
- Effectiveness in screening is insufficient; individual risks and benefits must be weighed.
- "Compliance" should be replaced by "participation" to ensure informed decision-making.
- Proposed indicators include informed population prevalence, consent ratios, and participation rates.
Impact:
- Shifts focus from mere adherence to informed patient engagement in screening.
- Highlights the need for improved risk communication and informed consent instruments.
- Promotes patient-centered evaluation of screening program validity and ethical practice.