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Awareness of Patients' Rights among Inpatients of a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital- A Cross-sectional Study.

Upasana AgrawalBrayal C D'SouzaArun Mavaji Seetharam
Published in: Journal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR (2017)
The study concludes that effective measures should be taken to improve the overall awareness not only among patients but also among different stakeholders in the healthcare delivery system. Readability of the patients' rights charter with good readability score, developing and distributing patient education materials in simple language about the rights and responsibilities to the patient and their family/relatives during their stay in the hospital or at the time of registration.Continuing nursing and medical education in medical teaching institutions and hospitals should focus on patients' rights and its importance, its need for awareness and its consequences should be taught to students and hospital staff. Patient Right Committee in the hospital should be established for supervision monitoring and observance of patients' rights.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • chronic kidney disease
  • newly diagnosed
  • prognostic factors
  • physical activity
  • emergency department
  • medical education
  • health information
  • acute care