It is a conceptwhich it has evolved into an instrumentimportant in the relationship between professionalsand patients, once the traditional conceptionpatronizing this relationship.

Definition: free, voluntary and conscious conformity of apatient, manifested in full possession of his facultiesafter receiving the right information, toa performance that takes place concerning hisHealth.

Content:

The information given should be understandable,truthful and appropriate, so that helps thepatient to take its decision.
- Understandable information. The languageto transmit the information must be adapted tointellectual and cultural level of the recipient, avoidingwhere possible technical terminology.- Truthful information. the lie is excluded, evenin cases of fatal prognosis.
- Adequate information. The adequacy projectsin the subjective, objective, quantitative sphere,qualitative and temporal.
- The information should be appropriate to thepersonal circumstances of the patient (age,mood, gravity).
- The information should be appropriate to thepurpose of it (to publicize the statehealth, obtaining consent, getactive collaboration)
- The amount of information to be provided isgiven by said purpose and thus de-send the patient.
- Information will never be directed tosearch for a particular patient's decision,must avoid any kind of manipulation.The information will be verbal, as a rule,which favors the possibility of adapting the contentinformation to the patient's needs.