Do patients know that physicians should be confidential? study on patients' awareness of privacy and confidentiality.

In this study, 153 patients (76.5%) provided a correct definition of privacy, and 161 patients (80.5%) were aware of instances of privacy violation. In addition, a good level of awareness was found in 77 patients (38.5%) in terms of physician confidentiality, and in 158 patients (81.4%) regarding confidentiality of examination results and medical consultations. Our study results highlight the necessity to inform patients about the ethical and legal issues related to privacy and confidentiality, before or during admission. PMID: 30258551 [PubMed]
Source: Medical History - Category: History of Medicine Authors: Tags: J Med Ethics Hist Med Source Type: research