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
Other Title(s)
الوعي بأهمية حقوق المرضى و الالتزام بها عند الأطباء و الممرضين في عمان : دراسة تحليلية مقطعية-عرضية في مستويات مختلفة من الرعاية الصحية
Joint Authors
al-Saidiyah, Aishah Nasir
Sulayman, Salih Ammar
al-Shibliyah, Rawiyah Ali
al-Jabiriyah, Fatimah Yaqub
Source
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 19, Issue 3 (31 Aug. 2019), pp.201-208, 8 p.
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Publication Date
2019-08-31
Country of Publication
Oman
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Saidiyah, Aishah Nasir& Sulayman, Salih Ammar& al-Shibliyah, Rawiyah Ali& al-Jabiriyah, Fatimah Yaqub. 2019. 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. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal،Vol. 19, no. 3, pp.201-208.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Saidiyah, Aishah Nasir…[et al.]. 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. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal Vol. 19, no. 3 (Aug. 2019), pp.201-208.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Saidiyah, Aishah Nasir& Sulayman, Salih Ammar& al-Shibliyah, Rawiyah Ali& al-Jabiriyah, Fatimah Yaqub. 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. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2019. Vol. 19, no. 3, pp.201-208.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-956098
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 207-208
Record ID
BIM-956098