Spiessl, Hermann and von Kovatsits, Ulla and Frick, Ulrich and Cording, Clemens and Vukovich, Adolf (2002) Privacy within psychiatric wards. PSYCHIATRISCHE PRAXIS, 29 (1). pp. 10-13. ISSN 0303-4259
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objective: Privacy within psychiatric wards should be evaluated from the patient's point of view. Methods: Different aspects of privacy were assessed by a self-rating scale given to all patients of a psychiatric hospital at a qualifying date. Results: The adjusted response rate was 74.5%. By means of a factor analysis, four factors were extracted: Intimacy, sexual restriction, discretion, and care. A lack of discretion when entering the patient's room were reported by more than 80% of patients, disturbances of intimacy by nearly 25 %. Disturbances by patients or staff when taking a shower were especially found bothersome. 15 % of patients reported about being touched by patients or staff against their will. Conclusions: Disturbances of privacy play an important role in psychiatric wards. The therapeutic team should be aware of these findings and should pay attention to preserve patient's privacy during inpatient care.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | SEXUAL-BEHAVIOR; ATMOSPHERE; INPATIENTS; UNITS; CARE; |
| Subjects: | 100 Philosophy & psychology > 150 Psychology 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie Human Sciences > Institut für Psychologie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Nov 2021 17:19 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Nov 2021 17:19 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/40828 |
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