Investigating Patient Privacy in the Operating Room: A Crosssectional Study in Hamedan
نویسندگان
1 Department of Surgical technology, QMS.C., Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran
2 Master of anesthesia, Faculty member, Department of anesthesia, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
3 Student Research Committee, School of Paramedical, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
4 Department of Operating Room, School of Paramedical, Hamadan University of Medical Science, Hamadan, Iran
5 Department of Operating Room, Torbat Jam Faculty of Medical Sciences, Torbat Jam, Iran
6 Department of Operating Room, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran
doi
10.30476/jhmi.2025.108568.1313چکیده
Introduction: Respecting privacy is recognized as mandatory in healthcare organizations.Due to the special conditions of the operating room, privacy can contribute to the patient’sdesirability before and after anesthesia and reduce the need for premedication. Therefore, thepurpose of this study was to investigate patient privacy in the operating room.Methods: This cross-sectional study, conducted in 2022, assessed the privacy of surgicalpatients in the operating room of Besat Hospital in Hamedan. This study used a researchermadechecklist. After obtaining informed consent, the researcher evaluated the admittingnurses and patients admitted to the operating room during three stages before, during, andafter surgery to assess privacy. SPSS version 22 software was used to analyze the data.Findings: Most personnel involved in this study held an associate’s or bachelor’s degreerelevant to the operating room, were married, and matched the gender of the patients. Thelowest privacy score (10.08) was recorded during admission and transfer to the operatingroom, while the highest (10.80) was observed during the intraoperative phase. A significantrelationship was found between patient privacy, educational degree, and personnel shift status(P<0.05).Conclusion: The high level of privacy compliance in this study indicates that maintainingpatient privacy is of particular importance to operating room personnel. However, staffawareness of patient privacy can be improved by holding training workshops.
