Table 2.

Questions and answers concerning “dignity”

No.	Questions	Positive answers (%)	Negative answers (%)	No answers (%)
1	“Before you exposed the private parts of your body in order to undergo medical procedures, had nurses closed the door of your room?”	66%	10%	24%
2	“Did you receive enough privacy when you needed to use the bed-pan and/or urine bottle to urinate, e.g. did nurses cover you with a bed sheet or blanket?”	46%	14%	40%
3	“Did nurses take care to cover the private parts of your body at the end of each procedure?”	74%	4%	22%
4	“Did you have privacy to use the bathroom?”	85%	5%	10%
5	“While undergoing medical procedures which required the exposure of private parts of your body, did the door of your room remain closed?”	72%	8%	20%
6	“Did nurses ask your permission before performing care procedures on your body?”	67%	19%	14%
7	“Did nurses provide information on the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures that you needed?”	62%	30%	8%
8	“Did the nurses involve you in your health program and allow you to make decisions in this regard?”	46%	44%	10%
9	“Did nurses let you do daily activities (bathing, dressing, feeding) if you were able to perform them by yourself?”	61%	20%	19%
10	“Did nurses introduce themselves to you at your first meeting in hospital?”	24%	74%	2%
11	“Did nurses ever refer to you using respectful language without calling you by nicknames?”	88%	8%	4%
12	“Did nurses treat you with respect without using excessively familiar manner?”	77%	20%	3%
13	“When talking to other health care professionals, did nurses refer to you using your name rather than the number of your bed ?”	76%	10%	14%
14	“Did nurses interact with you using a kind and warm tone?”	75%	25%	0%
15	“During the discussion of personal matters, did nurses ensure sufficient privacy?”	74%	22%	4%