Publication: Patients’ attitude towards concept of right to know
| creativeworkseries.issn | 1812-2027 | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hari, D | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mark, Z | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bharati, D | |
| dc.contributor.author | Khadka, P | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-07-29T09:13:29Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-07-29T09:13:29Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
| dc.description | D, Hari MDGP ER Registrar B&B Hospital Z, Mark Director of NSI D, Bharati BHMS, M.Phil. Clinical Psychology P, Khadka MS Lecturer | |
| dc.description.abstract | Abstract Objective: To ascertain patients’ attitude towards concept of right to know about Terminal cancer Materials and methods: Questionnaire was constructed that included demographic and clinical information distributed to 500 OPD patients and interviewed them at Patan Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. Results: 500 OPD patients completed questionnaire along with interview. 63.4% of patients wanted to know diagnosis, 41.2% wanted to know about prognosis and 13% wanted to make own end of life decision-making about the terminal cancer. Similarly, 89% of patients wanted to tell diagnosis to their family members and 83% wanted to tell prognosis. The view for disclosure rate is different when one is as patient and as family member (63.4% versus 34.4%). Elderly people are more likely to know the prognosis and educated and Brahmin people are more likely to make their own end of life decision-making. Conclusion: Findings of the study indicated that most patients want to be informed about their terminal illness. Physicians should realize that patients and family units might differ in their attitude therefore; truth telling should depend on what the patients want to know and are prepared to know. Key words: attitude, patient, right to know (autonomy), terminal illness | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/916 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Kathmandu University | |
| dc.title | Patients’ attitude towards concept of right to know | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.article.type | Case Report | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 595 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 591 | |
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