To understand or not to understand: This is the problem.

Background/aims: The aim of the study was to evaluate the level of readability of the informed consent used before colonoscopy in a university hospital by different methods, and to investigate related sociodemographic variables.

Materials And Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study included 211 subjects aged over 18. Three different measurement tools were used to evaluate the level of readability of the informed consent: The Cloze Readability Procedure, the Flesch's readability formula adapted to Turkish by Atesman, and the readability formula developed by Cetinkaya and Uzun.

Caregiver reasons for tertiary health-care seeking for children aged ≤12 years.

Background: In Turkey, a mandatory referral system is not used. Caregivers, for their children, present directly to health-care providers at all levels. This allows patients to present directly to university hospitals.

Family history attributes and risk factors for breast cancer in Turkey.

Background: When dealing with breast cancer, early detection is closely associated with determining and closely monitoring high risk groups. The aim of this study was to determine the preventable risk factors that are specific for our country, and to understand which risk factors were most predominant.

Materials And Methods: The study was planned as a case-control design.

Is the use of videotape recording superior to verbal feedback alone in the teaching of clinical skills?

Background: In recent times, medical schools have committed to developing good communication and history taking skills in students. However, there remains an unresolved question as to which constitutes the best educational method. Our study aims to investigate whether the use of videotape recording is superior to verbal feedback alone in the teaching of clinical skills and the role of student self-assessment on history taking and communication skills.