Table 2.
Results on the observance of the right of patients to access their own information
| Inquired aspect | Stakeholder | Type of hospital | P value | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teaching | Private | Public | ||||
| Informing patients of the regulations on access to clinical and general services | Patients | 2.69±3.67 | 5.00±4.51 | 3.10±3.97 | 0.01* | 3.69±4.14 |
| Physicians | 4.85±2.81 | 8.30±1.66 | 6.67±2.69 | 0.00* | 7.15±2.61 | |
| Nurses | 5.16±2.92 | 7.11±2.11 | 4.71±2.94 | 0.00* | 5.98±2.78 | |
| P value | 0.00* | 0.00* | 0.00* | -- | 0.00* | |
| Providing sufficient information about the disease and its prognosis | Patients | 5.15±4.77 | 7.77±3.88 | 7.34±3.66 | 0.01* | 6.87±4.21 |
| Physicians | 5.95±2.66 | 8.29±1.59 | 8.89±1.26 | 0.00* | 7.93±2.21 | |
| Nurses | 5.92±2.69 | 7.86±1.99 | 7.74±2.37 | 0.00* | 7.45±2.36 | |
| P value | 0.62 | 0.56 | 0.36 | - | 0.14 | |
| Responding to patients questions about their disease | Patients | 8.05±3.46 | 8.98±2.42 | 9.34±1.69 | 0.20 | 8.85±2.95 |
| Physicians | 6.41±2.72 | 8.60±1.61 | 8.68±1.22 | 0.00* | 7.93±2.21 | |
| Nurses | 6.08±2.49 | 8.31±1.64 | 7.97±1.78 | 0.00* | 7.76±2.04 | |
| P value | 0.02* | 0.17 | 0.00* | -- | 0.00* | |
| Informing patients of the professional duties of the health care provision team | Patients | 2.37±4.10 | 6.21±4.74 | 2.82±4.07 | 0.00* | 3.92±4.64 |
| Physicians | 5.55±3.00 | 8.21±1.74 | 6.10±2.51 | 0.00* | 7.15±2.57 | |
| Nurses | 6.30±2.77 | 8.76±1.57 | 7.72±2.44 | 0.00* | 7.95±2.32 | |
| P value | 0.00* | 0.00* | 0.00* | - | 0.00* | |
| Introducing health care provision team | Patients | 1.71±3.05 | 4.04±4.46 | 2.06±3.34 | 0.01* | 2.72±3.95 |
| Physicians | 5.68±2.73 | 7.98±2.08 | 6.22±3.45 | 0.00* | 7.04±2.68 | |
| Nurses | 6.00±2.91 | 8.23±2.30 | 6.05±3.08 | 0.00* | 7.17±2.78 | |
| P value | 0.00* | 0.00* | 0.04* | -- | 0.00* | |
| Providing sufficient information about treatment options | Patients | 4.15±4.53 | 7.2±4.24 | 5.61±4.48 | 0.00* | 5.70±4.53 |
| Physicians | 6.36±2.23 | 8.53±1.42 | 7.89±2.93 | 0.00* | 7.81±2.11 | |
| Nurses | 5.96±2.66 | 9.44±10.28 | 8.13±2.05 | 0.00* | 8.32±7.46 | |
| P value | 0.03* | 0.18 | 0.00* | -- | 0.00* | |
| Explaining common risks and side effects | Patients | 2.02±3.92 | 5.23±4.70 | 2.50±3.98 | 0.00* | 3.36±4.45 |
| Physicians | 6.36±2.36 | 8.49±1.62 | 7.80±1.93 | 0.00* | 7.77±2.10 | |
| Nurses | 6.15±2.11 | 7.48±2.27 | 7.64±2.43 | 0.01* | 7.26±2.34 | |
| P value | 0.00* | 0.00* | 0.00* | -- | 0.00* | |
| Providing information about less common side effects in an understandable language | patients | 1.10±2.99 | 2.29±4.07 | 1.12±2.91 | 0.17 | 1.54±3.43 |
| Physicians | 5.32±0.04 | 7.06±2.13 | 6.88±3.04 | 0.08 | 6.344±2.67 | |
| Nurses | 4.31±2.83 | 6.38±2.72 | 6.22±3.35 | 0.01* | 5.90±3.03 | |
| P value | 0.00* | 0.00* | 0.00* | -- | 0.00* | |
| Providing patient access to their medical records and their contents | Patients | 8.79±3.20 | 7.58±4.23 | 7.30±4.50 | 0.23 | 7.88±4.04 |
| Physicians | 6.19±3.02 | 7.79±2.26 | 6.22±3.30 | 0.15 | 7.03±2.76 | |
| Nurses | 5.342±2.41 | 6.74±3.04 | 6.85±2.65 | 0.04* | 6.51±2.85 | |
| P value | 0.00* | 0.24 | 0.70 | -- | 0.00* | |
| Necessity of informing patients about their rights upon admission | Patients | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Physicians | 4.67±2.68 | 7.32±2.63 | 6.67±2.00 | 0.00* | 6.36±2.81 | |
| Nurses | 4.62±2.65 | 7.62±2.35 | 5.95±3.12 | 0.00* | 6.49±2.91 | |
| P value | 0.94 | 0.55 | 0.51 | -- | 0.77 | |
*
Shows a significant P value. All data are demonstrated as mean (± SD).