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Autonomy, privacy and informed consent 2: postnatal perspective.
Full Abstract
The nursing and healthcare ethics literature over the past 10 years has focused on issues of patient autonomy and patient rights. Despite the growing volume of literature exploring such topics, there is little empirical work investigating what is actually happening in clinical nursing or midwifery practice in relation to patient autonomy, privacy or informed consent, from the perspective of either patients or staff. This four-part series reports the results of a Scottish study that formed part of a multisite comparative research project funded by the European Commission, investigating issues of patient autonomy, privacy and informed consent. This article, the second of four, explores the issues of autonomy, privacy and informed consent in maternity care. The research questions asked were:
(1) What is the perception of mothers' autonomy, privacy and informed consent in Scottish NHS hospitals, from the point of view of both mothers and midwives? (2) Are there differences in the perceptions of mothers and midwives on these issues? Data were collected by a self-completion questionnaire for mothers (n = 243) and staff (n = 170) on postnatal units in both district general and university teaching hospital. Results indicated that there are differences between the perceptions of mothers and midwives in relation to mothers' autonomy, privacy and informed consent. Most differences were found in the information-giving and decision-making elements of autonomy.
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Author information
Author/s: Scott, P A (PA); Taylor, A (A); Välimäki, M (M); Leino-Kilpi, H (H); Dassen, T (T); Gasull, M (M); Lemonidou, C (C); Arndt, M (M);
Affiliation: Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Stirling, Scotland.
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article
Journal: British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing) (Br J Nurs), published in England. (Language: eng)
Reference: -2003 Jan 23-Feb 12; vol 12 (issue 2) : pp 117-27
Dates: Created 2003/02/07; Completed 2003/04/03; Revised 2007/11/15;
PMID: 12574716, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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