Table.
Number (percentage) of parents answering yes to questions relating to privacy, dignity, and confidentiality
| Question | Type of room child stayed in
|
Total (n=300) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay with ⩾4 beds (n=120) | 2-bed room (n=120) | 1-bed room (n=60) | ||
| Did you overhear (from hospital staff) conversations giving personal information about other patients and their families?* | 115 (96) | 106 (88) | NA | 221/240 (92) |
| How do you think you got the information? | ||||
| From ward round? | 102 (89) | 87 (82) | ||
| From staff conversation? | 13 (11) | 19 (18) | ||
| Were people other than you (relative or friend) given detailed information about your child’s care or condition? | 48 | 59 | 23 | 130 |
| Were you asked permission for this in advance? | 22 (46) | 30 (51) | 15 (65) | 67 (52) |
| Did a doctor or nurse ever knock on the room door before entering? (n=180) | NA | 10 (8) | 13 (22) | 23 (13) |
| Did a doctor or nurse ask if it was alright to come in? | NA | 3 (3) | 6 (10) | 9 (5) |
| Did a doctor or nurse ever ask if you or your child wanted curtain screening for examination | 48 (40) | 60 (50) | 8 (13) | 116 (39) |
NA=not applicable.
*
Information on 3 or more of the following: blood relationship of parents; chronic illness in family; employment of parent; housing conditions; drug treatment; parentage; pregnancy; previous admission to hospital; relationship disharmony; smoking habit; social drug use.