Applied Clinical Informatics, Table of Contents Appl Clin Inform 2011; 02(02): 240-249DOI: 10.4338/ACI-2011-02-RA-0016 Research Article Schattauer GmbH The Role of Nonverbal and Verbal Communication in a Multimedia Informed Consent Process Joseph M. Plasek 1 Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, Wisc. USA 2 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., USA , David S. Pieczkiewicz 1 Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, Wisc. USA 2 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., USA , Andrea N. Mahnke 1 Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, Wisc. USA , Catherine A. McCarty 1 Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, Wisc. USA , Justin B. Starren 1 Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation, Marshfield, Wisc. USA , Bonnie L. Westra 2 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., USA › Author Affiliations Recommend Article Abstract Full Text PDF Download Keywords KeywordsInformed consent - gestures - user-computer interface - multimedia References References 1 Cohn E, Larson E. Improving participant comprehension in the informed consent process. J Nurs Scholarsh 2007; 39: 273-280. 2 Eakin BL, Brady JS, Lusk SL. Creating a tailored, multimedia, computer-based intervention. Comput Nurs 2001; 19 152–160 quiz 161-163. 3 Flory J, Emanuel E. Interventions to improve research participants’ understanding in informed consent for research: a systematic review. JAMA 2004; 292: 1593-1601. 4 Green MJ. Use of an educational computer program before genetic counseling for breast cancer susceptibility: Effects on duration and content of counseling sessions. Genetics in Medicine 2005; 7: 221. 5 Green MJ, Biesecker BB, McInerney AM, Mauger D, Fost N. An interactive computer program can effectively educate patients about genetic testing for breast cancer susceptibility. Am J Med Genet 2001; 103: 16-23. 6 Jefford M, Moore R. Improvement of informed consent and the quality of consent documents. Lancet Oncol 2008; 9: 485-493. 7 Jimison HB, Sher PP, Appleyard R, LeVernois Y. The use of multimedia in the informed consent process. J Am Med Inform Assoc 1998; 5: 245-256. 8 Philipson SJ, Doyle MA, Gabram SG, Nightingale C, Philipson EH. Informed consent for research: a study to evaluate readability and processability to effect change. J Investig Med 1995; 43: 459-467. 9 Reider AE, Dahlinghaus AB. The impact of new technology on informed consent. Compr Ophthalmol Update 2006; 7: 299-302. 10 Rosoff AJ. Informed consent in the electronic age. Am J Law Med 1999; 25: 367-367. 11 Ryan RE, Prictor MJ, McLaughlin KJ, Hill SJ. Audio-visual presentation of information for informed consent for participation in clinical trials. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2008 (1). 1-CD003717. 12 Agre P, Rapkin B. Improving informed consent: A comparison of four consent tools. IRB: Ethics and Human Research 2003; 25: 1-7. 13 McCarty CA, Nair A, Austin DM, Giampietro PF. Informed consent and subject motivation to participate in a large, population-based genomics study: the Marshfield Clinic Personalized Medicine Research Project Community. Genet 2007; 10: 2-9. 14 McCarty CA, Chapman-Stone D, Derfus T, Giampietro PF, Fost N. Marshfield Clinic PMRP Community Advisory Group.. Community consultation and communication for a population-based DNA biobank: the Marshfield clinic personalized medicine research project. Am J Med Genet A 2008; 146A 3026-3033. 15 Issa MM, Setzer E, Charaf C, Webb AL, Derico R, Kimberl IJ, Fink AS. Informed versus uninformed consent for prostate surgery: the value of electronic consents. J Urol 2006; 176: 694-9 discussion 699. 16 Paterick TJ, Paterick BB, Paterick TE. Expanding electronic transmissions in the practice of medicine and the role of electronic informed consent. Journal of Patient Safety 2008; 4: 217. 17 Tang JC. Findings from observational studies of collaborative work. International Journal of Man-Machine Studies 1991; 34: 143-160. 18 Bickmore TW, Pfeifer LM, Paasche-Orlow MK. Using computer agents to explain medical documents to patients with low health literacy. Patient Educ Couns 2009; 75: 315-320. 19 Whishaw IQ, Sacrey LR, Travis SG, Gholamrezaei G, Karl JM. The functional origins of speech-related hand gestures. Behav Brain Res 2010; 214: 206-215. 20 Clark A. Being there: putting brain, body, and world together again Cambridge. Mass: MIT Press; 1997 21 Cook SW, Tanenhaus MK. Embodied communication: Speakers’ gestures affect listeners’ actions. Cognition 2009; 113: 98-104. 22 Galliher JM, Post DM, Weiss BD, Dickinson LM, Manning BK, Staton EW, Brown JB, Hickner JM, Bonham AJ, Ryan BL, Pace WD. Patients’ question-asking behavior during primary care visits: A report from the AAFP national research network. Ann Fam Med 2010; 8: 151-159. 23 Elo S, Kyngäs H. The qualitative content analysis process. J Adv Nurs 2008; 62: 107-115.