Publications
Patients’ perception of privacy and confidentiality in the emergency department of a busy obstetric unit
The layout of emergency departments (EDs) in maternity units should provide privacy and confidentiality for women accessing services. Our ED was renovated to improve privacy. Women surveyed before and after the renovation reported increased satisfaction with privacy.
- Authors
- Lucia Hartigan, Leanne Cussen, Sarah Meaney, Keelin O'Donoghue
- Year
- 2018
- Journal Name
- BMC Health Services Research
- Category
- Journal Article
- Keywords
- Experience, Pregnancy loss
- Full Citation
- Hartigan L, Cussen L, Meaney S, O'Donoghue K. Patients’ perception of privacy and confidentiality in the emergency department of a busy obstetric unit. BMC Health Services Research. 2018;18:978. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3782-6.
- Link to Publication
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3782-6