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The role of nonverbal and verbal communication in a multimedia informed consent process
Objective:
Nonverbal and verbal communication elements enhance and reinforce the consent form in the informed consent process and need to be transferred appropriately to multimedia formats using interaction design when re-designing the process.
Methods:
Observational, question asking behavior, and content analyses were used to analyze nonverbal and verbal elements of an informed consent process.
Results:
A variety of gestures, interruptions, and communication styles were observed.
Conclusion:
In converting a verbal conversation about a textual document to multimedia formats, all aspects of the original process including verbal and nonverbal variation should be one part of an interaction community-centered design approach.
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