Nurses’ knowledge and performance of the patients’ bill of rights

Sheikhtaheri, Abbas; Jabali, Monireh Sadeqi; Dehaghi, Zahra Hashemi

doi:10.1177/0969733015584967

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“…Similarly, Sheikhtaheri et al . found that nurses’ awareness of the patients’ bill of rights in Iran was acceptable, while observance in clinical practice was subpar 9. As noted by Farzianpour et al ., awareness of patients’ rights does not necessarily guarantee that such rights are observed in practice 5.…”

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Awareness of the Importance of and Adherence to Patients’ Rights Among Physicians and Nurses in Oman: An analytical cross-sectional study across different levels of healthcare

Al-Saadi¹,

Slimane²,

Al-Shibli³

et al. 2019

Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J

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Objectives: This study aimed to determine the extent to which physicians and nurses in Oman were aware of the importance of and adhere to patients’ rights and whether this differed according to role, nationality, position and institutional healthcare level. Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study was carried out between December 2015 and March 2016 at various governmental healthcare institutions in Oman. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 1,385 practitioners at all healthcare levels. Results: A total of 1,213 healthcare practitioners (response rate: 87.58%) completed the survey, of which 685 (56.47%) were nurses and 528 (43.53%) were physicians. Overall, awareness of the importance of patients’ rights was high (91.51%), although adherence to these rights in practice was low (63.81%). The right of the patient to be informed was considered least important and was least adhered to (81.2% and 56.39%). Nationality, role and institutional level were significantly associated with awareness (P = 0.002, 0.024 and 0.034, respectively). Non-Omani staff were significantly more likely than Omani staff to be aware of (odds ratio [OR] = 1.696; P = 0.032) and adhere to (OR = 2.769; P <0.001) patient rights. Furthermore, tertiary care staff were twice as likely as primary care staff to perceive the importance of patient rights (OR = 2.076; P = 0.019). While physicians were more likely than nurses to be aware of the importance of patient rights, this difference was not significant (OR = 1.516; P = 0.126). Conclusion: These findings may help inform measures to enhance awareness of and adherence to patients’ rights in Oman.Keywords: Medical Ethics; Patient Rights; Awareness; Adherence; Physicians; Nurses; Oman.

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Awareness of the Importance of and Adherence to Patients’ Rights Among Physicians and Nurses in Oman: An analytical cross-sectional study across different levels of healthcare

Al-Saadi¹,

Slimane²,

Al-Shibli³

et al. 2019

Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J

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“…We found no statistical association between the level of awareness and demographics, whether a participant heard about the patients’ rights charter, whether the participant received any training about patients’ rights, source of information about patient’s right’s or following a complaint from a patient regarding patient’s right’s. While one study reported comparable results, 22 the majority of similar studies reported different results and found significant association between nurses’ awareness and work experience, 11,23 sex, 19 educational level, 18 nurses’ marital status, 24 or the being confronted with a problem concerning patient rights. 18…”

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“…While one study reported comparable results, 22 the majority of similar studies reported different results and found significant association between nurses’ awareness and work experience, 11,23 sex, 19 educational level, 18 nurses’ marital status, 24 or the being confronted with a problem concerning patient rights. 18…”

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“…A number of studies in low- and middle-income countries have reported results consistent with our study. Sheikhtaheri et al 18 found that 69.85% of Iranian nurses had an acceptable level of knowledge regarding patients’ rights. Likewise, other studies from Iran, 11 Yemen, 21 Turkey, 12 and Uganda 2 reported similar results.…”

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“…Data were collected using a structured, self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire followed the structure of the questionnaire used by Sheikhtaheri et al 18 We created a questionnaire that accurately reflects the rights asserted in the Sudanese Charter of patients’ rights. Ultimately, 16 questions were used to assess the nurses’ knowledge of patients’ rights.…”

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Operationalization of patients’ rights in Sudan: Quantifying nurses’ knowledge

Abdalla

Mahgoub²,

Abdelgadir

et al. 2018

Nurs Ethics

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Background: Promoting patients’ rights is essential for defining the standards of clinical services within a country. Given their responsibilities, nurses can be the primary target for research to investigate the issue of patients’ rights within a healthcare system. As such, assessing the knowledge of nurses about patients’ rights is an essential step toward improving the quality of healthcare in limited resource settings like Sudan. Objectives: We aimed to assess the level of knowledge about patients’ rights among the nursing staff at Friendship Teaching Hospital in Sudan. Methods: This hospital-based cross-sectional study was carried out at the Friendship Teaching Hospital in Sudan. We surveyed the totality of nurses (95) at the hospital using an amended survey. The data were analyzed in SPSS software using descriptive and inferential statistics. Ethical consideration: The study was approved by the Research Unit of Khartoum Ministry of Health and the Hospital administration. All respondents gave verbal consent prior to participating in the study. Results: Only 48.4% of the participants knew about the existence of the Sudanese Charter of patients’ rights. Nonetheless, our analysis found that 65.8% of nurses had acceptable level of knowledge (scored more than 75% of the total knowledge score) of patients’ rights, and none of the participant scored less than 50% of the total knowledge score. Finally, we found no statistical association between the knowledge score and demographic data, educational level, whether the participant knows about the existence of the Charter or not and a number of other factors. Conclusion: Nurses’ lack of knowledge about the existence of the Sudanese Charter of patients’ rights adopted in 2009 rights confirms the need for further efforts by Ministry of Health to promote the document. Furthermore, further research is needed to investigate the disconnect between nurses’ lack of knowledge about the existence of the charter and their awareness of the rights within the charter as well as the actual implementation of rights.

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