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The Patients' Rights Statutes And The Physicians' Sensitivities
M. Hakan ÖZDEMİR*, Serpil SALAÇİN**, A. ERGÖNEN***
* Uzm.Dr., Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Adli Tıp AD, Öğr.Gör,** Prof.Dr., Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Adli Tıp AD,*** Arş.Gör.Dr., Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Adli Tıp AD, İZMİR
The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of the awareness and knowledge of health professionals related to the "Patients' Rights Statutes" which has on due since 1998 in Turkey. An inquiry was carried out to the randomly selected 344 physicians who work as academicians in Dokuz Eylül University Medical School and 3rd and 6th years students.
The results showed that most of the physicians have superficial information about the basic concepts and the legislation or regulations related to the rights of patients, The lack of proper understanding the main idea of patients' rights was prominent. The necessity to promote and create much more formal and better training for all parties and levels is obvious. Besides these, they have sensitivities and high moral values to protect their patients' rights. It is indicated their sense of understanding their professionals' responsibilities. It is also showed their skills for self-improvement.Keywords: Patients' rights, Physicians' responsibilities,
Health system, Legal responsibilities,
Promote for rightsTurkiye Klinikleri J Med Ethics 2000, 8:32-37
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