It's Called "Informed Consent," But How "Informed" Are Patients? A Patient Perspective on Informed Consent in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Saudi Arabia.

Objectives: To examine the patient's perspective of the informed consent process, particularly with regards to reading the informed consent form, understanding and recall of the informed consent.

Methods: Between June and August 2022, 281 patients/proxies at King Fahad Medical City, Saudi Arabia, were surveyed within 7 days before having a medical procedure.

Results: In all, 66.

Depression and anxiety in patients with hematological malignancies, prevalence, and associated factors.

Objectives: To study the prevalence and associated factors of depression and anxiety in hematological cancers (HC) patients.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey in all HC patients at King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between March 2014 and June 2015. We excluded patients with depression, or generalized anxiety disorder.