Disclosure of patient safety incidents from the Patients’ Rights perspective
Objective: to show the influence of patients' principles and rights on the process of disclosure, which is commonly associated not with these rights but with professional and institutional obligations. Methods: this is a theoretical research that aims to contribute to the field of patients' rights a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication date: | 2022 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | FIOCRUZ |
| Repository: | Cadernos Ibero-Americanos de Direito Sanitário (Online) |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.cadernos.prodisa.fiocruz.br:article/925 |
| Online Access: | https://www.cadernos.prodisa.fiocruz.br/index.php/cadernos/article/view/925 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Paciente Segurança do Paciente Direitos do Paciente Evento Adverso Seguridad del Paciente Derechos del Paciente Patient Patient Safety Patients’ Rights Adverse Event |
| Summary: | Objective: to show the influence of patients' principles and rights on the process of disclosure, which is commonly associated not with these rights but with professional and institutional obligations. Methods: this is a theoretical research that aims to contribute to the field of patients' rights and to participate in its consolidation and practical impact. The theoretical framework was divided into two axes: i) disclosure and disclosure culture; ii) patients' rights. Results: the positive aspects of disclosure when integrated into patients’ rights are: i) disclosure is an important aspect that affects patient engagement and participation; ii) it increases patient/family trust in the health care institution; iii) it contributes to improving the quality of health care; iv) it relieves the health care professionals involved in the adverse event of their guilt; v) patients are financially compensated more quickly and appropriately. Conclusion: disclosure is the appropriate, transparent, and compassionate response to an incident that causes harm to the patient and a tool to enforce the patients' rights. |
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