How do they feel? Patients' perspectives on draping and dignity in a physiotherapy outpatient setting: A pilot study
| Autor: | Anke Staufenberg, Karen G. M. Taylor, Rebekah Little, Gillian M. Johnson, Angus McDonald |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty media_common.quotation_subject Alternative medicine Pilot Projects Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Clothing Personhood 03 medical and health sciences Dignity 0302 clinical medicine Outpatients Outpatient setting medicine Humans Outpatient clinic Musculoskeletal Diseases 030212 general & internal medicine Physical Therapy Modalities Aged media_common Aged 80 and over 030504 nursing business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged Focus group Feeling Patient Satisfaction Respondent Physical space Physical therapy Female 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | Manual Therapy. 26:192-200 |
| ISSN: | 1356-689X |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.math.2016.08.007 |
| Popis: | Background Research to date has focused on dignity within the hospital rather than outpatient settings which is likely to raise different issues from the patients' perspective. Purpose To investigate patients' views relating to draping and dignity and their choice of dressing options in the physiotherapy outpatient setting. Method A custom-designed questionnaire was developed including feedback from a focus group of 10 individuals attending a physiotherapy outpatient clinic. The final version of the questionnaire comprised 14 items covering issues regarding privacy, draping, respect and communication. Patients attending outpatient physiotherapy for musculoskeletal treatment were invited to complete the questionnaire which was administered over a period of seven weeks. Results Of the 31 respondents completing the questionnaire (n = 23 females, n = 8 males), the majority of males (87.5% n = 7) felt very confident removing their clothing whereas 26.1% of females (n = 6) reported feeling confident when asked to remove their clothing. Female respondents also considered the gender of their physiotherapist (87% n = 21) as well as physical privacy (73.9% n = 17) to be important factors related to patient dignity. All male respondents (100%) expressed a preference for exposing the bare back whereas the females expressed mixed dressing preferences. The preferred dressing option for the lower body for both males and female respondent was sport shorts (87.5% n = 7; 81.8% n = 18 respectively). Conclusion The patients' perspective of dignity and draping in a physiotherapy musculoskeletal settings is seen in terms of physical space, the provision of a range of draping options in conjunction with clear communication by their physiotherapist. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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