Medical comics as tools to aid in obtaining informed consent for brain tumor treatment

Research Project

Project/Area Number	26860458
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Medical and hospital managemen
Research Institution	Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Principal Investigator	Furuno Yuichi 京都府立医科大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 助教 (20453102)
Project Period (FY)	2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help	¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000) Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000) Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywords	脳神経外科 / 脳腫瘍 / インフォームドコンセント / 医療の質 / 漫画
Outline of Final Research Achievements	We made a medical comic named "acoustic tumor" to help patients understand explanations about it's pathology made by doctors. We carried out a questionnaire survey about the usefullness in understanding doctor's explanations. The results showed many responders rated the medical comic as very useful and would strongly prefer the use of comics in other medical situation.

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