Threats to patient dignity in clinical care settings: A qualitative comparison of Indonesian nurses and patients

摘要: Aims and objectives To explore compare nurses' patients' viewpoints of disrespectful behaviours that threaten patient dignity during hospitalised care. Background Patient's is an important ethical consideration for nursing care practice. In clinical settings, nurse-patient interactions can generate behaviour considered undignified, often due to a disruptive hospital atmosphere emotional frustrations nurses patients. How attitudes in Indonesian settings has not been well studied. Design Qualitative descriptive study. Methods This multi-site study purposively recruited inpatients from six public hospitals four districts Eastern Java, Indonesia. Individual, face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted with 35 40 registered medical surgical wards. Data verbatim transcriptions digital audio recordings analysed inductive content analysis. The COREQ checklist qualitative research was used reporting this Results Five categories emerged which described dignity. Three both patients: negligence, impoliteness dismissal. Descriptions the comparable groups. forth category, inattentiveness, highlighted by nurses, while fifth discrimination, Conclusions Examining be healthcare setting expand on perspectives towards patients provide knowledge how undignified could reduced cross-cultural settings. Behaviours perceived as primarily or might result differences social roles responsibilities. Relevance practice Understanding step reducing violate Nurses' commitment patient-centred should include being responsive, compassionate, communicative attentive, ameliorate instances behaviours.