Equitable and accessible informed healthcare consent process for people with intellectual disability: a systematic literature review

Conclusions
Multiple reasons contribute to poor consent practices for people with intellectual disability in current health systems. Recommendations include addressing health professionals’ attitudes and lack of education in informed consent with clinician training, the co-production of accessible information resources and further inclusive research into informed consent for people with intellectual disability.

PROSPERO registration
CRD42021290548.

Source: BMJ Quality and Safety - April 24, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Dunn, M., Strnadova, I., Scully, J. L., Hansen, J., Loblinzk, J., Sarfaraz, S., Molnar, C., Palmer, E. E. Tags: Open access Systematic review Source Type: research