EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT DESIGN AND PATIENT PERCEPTIONS OF PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT DESIGN AND PATIENT PERCEPTIONS OF PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.10.029
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发表时间：
2008-10-01
影响因子：
1.5
通讯作者：
O'Brien, Bridget C.
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作者：
Olsen, Jon C.;Cutcliffe, Brian;O'Brien, Bridget C.
该研究的目的是确定急诊科（ED）患者在更大的、翻新的ED中，与翻新前的类似患者群体相比，是否经历了更少的侵犯隐私和保密的行为。我们调查了方便样本的病人关于他们的隐私和保密在他们的急诊科停留的结论。在装修后的急诊科，14%的病人无意中听到关于自己或其他病人的谈话，而在装修前的急诊科，这一比例为36%。这可能是由于科室面积的增加（装修后每个治疗空间564平方英尺，而装修前每个治疗空间375平方英尺）和只用窗帘隔开的房间的消除。在设计新部门和将要翻新的部门时，应考虑到隐私和保密问题。(c) 2008爱思唯尔公司
The study objective was to determine if Emergency Department (ED) patients experience fewer breaches of privacy and confidentiality in a larger, renovated ED compared to a similar patient population before renovation. We surveyed a convenience sample of patients regarding their privacy and confidentiality at the conclusion of their ED stay. In the post-renovation ED, 14% of patients overheard conversations about themselves or other patients, compared to 36% of patients in the ED before renovation. This was likely a result of both an increase in the department size (564 square feet per treatment space post-renovation vs. 375 square feet per treatment space pre-renovation) and the elimination of rooms separated only by curtains. Issues of privacy and confidentiality should be taken into consideration in the design of new departments and those to be renovated. (c) 2008 Elsevier Inc.