Patients and nurses awareness of patient's rights: A comparative study
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Abstract:
Background And Objectives
The objective of this study was to determine and compare the general levels of awareness of patients rights among the patients and nurses in training hospitals in Qom province.Methods
In a descriptive analytical study, 150 nurses and 200 hospitalized patients were asked about patients rights in all public hospitals in Qom. Data were collected using questionnaires and analyzed by SPSS. A p -value of Results
The nurses total awareness score was significantly higher than the patients total awareness score. No significant association was found between the patients total awareness and age, gender, educational status, marital status, living place or bedtime. The nurses total awareness showed no significant difference with respect to age, marital status and work history. The female nurses total score was significantly higher than the male nurses total score.Conclusion
These results suggest that increasing awareness especially among patients is needed, if awareness and practices regarding patients rights should be improved.Keywords:
Patient rights , nurses , patients , awareness , bioethics
Language:
English
Published:
Health, Spirituality and Medical Ethics, Volume:1 Issue: 1, Mar 2014
Pages:
2 to 8
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