Background and purpose: Many studies investigated patient rights in Iran in the past decade, but there is few information on the awareness of cancer patients about their rights. This study was conducted to evaluate the awareness of hospitalized cancer patients about patient bill of rights. Materials and methods: In a cross-sectional study 200 patients with cancer in oncology ward in Sari Ima...

Considering patients’ rights has a long history in medicine. Continues attention to this phenomenon has risen in medical sciences literature particularly during the last few decades and has caused many discussions in health care delivery systems. Despite Iranian Muslim culture’s fullness of humanistic lessons and the challenges by the government, the concept of patients’ right...

  Background and Aim : Patients are among the most vulnerable social groups whose particular situation makes their rights more sensitive in health care system. They relegate themselves totally to the health care system and trust to the health professionals. In such a context, it seems necessary to provide tools and strategies for assuring patients rights advocacy. To designe and establish these...

Introduction. Patient's satisfaction is considered as one of the hospital effectiveness indicators which has an important role in hospital productivity. Respecting patients' rights is necessary for gaining their satisfaction. The objective of this survey was to investigate the patients and physicians' awareness about patients’ rights and its implementation in Beheshti hospital in 2003. Method...

Background: Studying the situation of observance of patients' rights and interaction of those individuals who provide and receive health services are regarded as the most significant and salient parameters of qualitative evaluation of health services. This study was performed to determine respecting patients' bill of rights from the viewpoint of patients admitted to Shohada Ashayer hospital in ...

Backgrounds: Rights of patients with mental disorders are violated in many different ways, and since these patients comprise the most vulnerable section of the society, defending their rights is imperative. Knowledge of psychiatrists and all those involved with these patients of relevant laws plays an influential role in advancing treatment, legal, and humane objectives. Aims: This study aimed ...

  Background and Objectives: Patients’ rights are the patients’ expectations from health services. Patients’ rights declaration is to protect individuals’ rights in order to be ensured, in case of being sick they will receive enough qualified care in a respectful context regardless of their age, gender, and economic situation. The purpose of this study was to determ...

Background: The patient with a physical and psychological trauma that come to medical center, to have a right that should be respected. Respecting patient bill of rights will enhance the quality of hospital services. This study was performed to determine the patients' awareness of their rights and observing the rate on the patient's perspective in Imam Reza Hospital in Kermanshah. Material and ...