Devendra Mahadevan and Sanjeev Gupta
The purpose of this paper is to present the results of an audit undertaken to assess patients’ understanding of orthopaedic terminology in consent forms.
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to present the results of an audit undertaken to assess patients’ understanding of orthopaedic terminology in consent forms.
Design/methodology/approach
Participants were asked to complete a questionnaire enquiring about their understanding of selected terms written routinely in orthopaedic consent forms.
Findings
The data confirm that the majority of patients lack an understanding of basic orthopaedic terminology. The results of the questionnaire suggest that common terms such as “infection” and “deep vein thrombosis” were only understood by three‐quarters of the study sample. Findings confirm that patients willingly sign consent forms without understanding the details of the procedures.
Originality/value
The review has resulted in a change in the perception of the consent process. Assumptions should not be made and a signed consent form does not necessarily imply that an informed consent has been obtained from the patient.
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Devendra K. Yadav and Akhilesh Barve
The purpose of this paper is to explore and analyse the critical success factors (CSFs) of humanitarian supply chains in mitigating the impact of cyclones in the Indian context…
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore and analyse the critical success factors (CSFs) of humanitarian supply chains in mitigating the impact of cyclones in the Indian context using the fuzzy Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) approach.
Design/methodology/approach
The selection of CSFs of humanitarian supply chains has been done through several secondary sources and discussion with 12 disaster experts. Thereafter, DEMATEL, an expert judgement-based technique, has been used for selecting, building and analysing a structural model that involves causal relationships between the set of identified CSFs. Furthermore, to accommodate the vagueness involved in human judgement, fuzzy logic is incorporated with the DEMATEL.
Findings
Based on a literature survey and expert judgement, total 16 CSFs of humanitarian supply chains have been segmented into cause and effect groups based upon their relative influencing scores. The analysis shows that the out of 16 CSFs, ten CSFs have been categorised into cause group CSFs and six as the effect group CSFs.
Practical implications
The findings of this study will help disaster management institutions, humanitarian agencies, logisticians, NGOs and cyclone-prone countries to improve the critical ingredients in designing and executing an effective cyclone response operation.
Originality/value
In this study, fuzzy DEMATEL has been applied to identify and analyse the CSFs of humanitarian supply chains for the cyclone disaster response in the Indian context, which is a novel contribution widening the existing knowledge in humanitarian relief domain.