Comparison of Respect for the Dignity of Patients Admitted to Hospitals in Isfahan

Hospitalization is one of the factors that severely threaten the dignity of individuals. Since private and public sectors provide health services together in Iran, researcher of the current study was to compare the dignity status of patients admitted to different hospitals of Isfahan.
In the current cross-sectional study, 400 admitted patients in different Isfahan hospitals were studied using cluster sampling in 2012. Data collecting tool was a researcher made questionnaire in dimensions of privacy respecting, independency and associations of patients in hospitals. Data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics by SPSS software.
Ethical Considerations: Following the explanation of the objectives of the study and the emphasis on confidentiality, the consent of the participants was obtained.
Findings: Results of this study showed a significant relationship between the type of hospital and respecting dignity of patients (P According to the findings status of respecting to patients’ dignity is in public hospitals is more inappropriate in comparison to private and charity hospitals due to excessive density of patients, high workload of nurses, insufficient awareness care staff regarding the rights of patients, existence of various educational groups and students who lack sufficient knowledge and attitudes about patient rights. Therefore, our results would be helpful for policy makers and managers of hospitals and health systems, especially for planning and decision making to improve hospital services.