Study of Patients’ Privacy during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Iranian Health Care Settings
| Autor: | Mina Mobasher, Hamidreza Samzadeh Kermani, Mahin Eslami Shahrbabaki, Afshin Sarafinejad |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol 49, Iss 9, Pp 580-589 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0253-0716 1735-3688 |
| DOI: | 10.30476/ijms.2023.97795.3070 |
| Popis: | Background: Patient’s privacy protection is a challenging ethical issue. The complex situation of the COVID-19 pandemic was a probable predictor of breaching confidentiality. This study aimed to assess the viewpoints of COVID-19-confirmed patients, who were hospitalized, and their healthcare providers about the compliance of different aspects of patient’s privacy.Methods: This cross-sectional study included 3433 COVID-19-confirmed patients who were hospitalized in Kerman, between 2020 and 2021, and about 1228 related physicians, nurses, and paraclinical staff. Two separate validated researcher-made questionnaires were developed, each including subscales for physical, informational, and spatial privacy, as well as a satisfaction rate of privacy protection. The data were analyzed using SPSS software version 26, with independent samples t test, Mann-Whitney-U, Kruskal Wallis, and Multiple Linear Regression tests at a 95% confidence interval.Results: The mean percentages of the patients’ privacy scores in physical, spatial, and informational areas were significantly lower (P |
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