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. 2006 Jul;32(7):398–402. doi: 10.1136/jme.2005.012237

Table 2 Responses of patients to specific privacy questions.

Variables Number of patients answering “Yes” (%)
In general, would you want your name and room number to be put on a hospital list that lists names by religion? 76 (43)
Would you want the hospital to give such a list to any clergy without your permission? 76 (42)
Would your sense of privacy be violated by the hospital disclosing your admission and religion to the clergy without permission? 82 (47)
If a hospital gives the clergy a list of patient names and religion without their permission, do you think that is a violation of the patients' right to privacy? 100 (58)
Would you welcome a visit by your own clergy even if he/she found out about you from hospital lists? 106 (84)