Raee Zahra, Abedi Heidarali, Shahriari Mohsen
Department of Nursing, Young Researchers and Elite Club, Islamic Azad University Isfahan Branch (Khorasgan), Isfahan, Iran.
Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Islamic Azad University Isfahan Branch (Khorasgan), Isfahan, Iran.
J Educ Health Promot. 2017 Apr 19;6:16. doi: 10.4103/2277-9531.204743. eCollection 2017.
Although respecting human dignity is a cornerstone of all nursing practices, industrialization has gradually decreased the attention paid to this subject in nursing care. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate nurses' commitment to respecting patient dignity in hospitals of Isfahan, Iran.
This descriptive-analytical study was conducted in hospitals of Isfahan. Overall, 401 inpatients were selected by cluster sampling and then selected simple random sampling from different wards. Data were collected through a questionnaire containing the components of patient dignity, that is, patient-nurse relationships, privacy, and independence. All items were scored based on a five-point Likert scale. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Chi-square tests. < 0.05 were considered significant in all analyses.
Most patients (91%) scored their relationships with nurses as good. Moreover, 91.8% of the participants described privacy protection as moderate/good. Only 6.5% of the subjects rated it as excellent. The majority of the patients (84.4%) believed their independence was maintained. These subjects also approved of taking part in decision-making.
According to our findings, nurses respected patient dignity to an acceptable level. However, the conditions were less favorable in public hospitals and emergency departments. Nursing authorities and policy makers are thus required to introduce appropriate measures to improve the existing conditions.
尽管尊重人的尊严是所有护理实践的基石,但工业化已逐渐减少了护理工作中对这一主题的关注。因此,本研究旨在调查伊朗伊斯法罕医院护士对尊重患者尊严的践行情况。
本描述性分析研究在伊斯法罕的医院进行。总体而言,通过整群抽样选取了401名住院患者,然后从不同病房采用简单随机抽样法进行选取。通过一份包含患者尊严各组成部分(即护患关系、隐私和独立性)的问卷收集数据。所有项目均基于五点李克特量表进行评分。使用描述性统计和卡方检验对收集到的数据进行分析。在所有分析中,P<0.05被视为具有统计学意义。
大多数患者(91%)对他们与护士的关系评价良好。此外,91.8%的参与者将隐私保护描述为中等/良好。只有6.5%的受试者将其评为优秀。大多数患者(84.4%)认为他们的独立性得到了维护。这些受试者也赞成参与决策。
根据我们的研究结果可知,护士对患者尊严的尊重达到了可接受的水平。然而,公立医院和急诊科的情况不太乐观。因此,护理部门和政策制定者需要采取适当措施来改善现有状况。