Purpose
This study aimed to investigate the mediating role of patient safety perception (PSP) in the relationship between the right to know (RtK) and patient participation (PP) among inpatients.
Methods
This descriptive study used a convenience sample of inpatients from three small and medium-sized hospitals in October 2023. A total of 231 inpatients completed a self-report questionnaire assessing PP, RtK, and PSP. Data were analyzed using a mediation model with the PROCESS Macro (Model 4), applying 95% bias-corrected bootstrap confidence intervals.
Results
The findings revealed significant positive correlations between PP and RtK (r=.78, p<.001) and PSP (r=.83, p<.001). Both RtK and PSP had significant effects on PP. PSP was identified as an important mediator in the relationship between RtK and PP (B=.35, boot standard error=.06, 95% confidence interval=.27–.44). The findings confirm that inpatients’ RtK is associated with improved PSP and increased PP.
Conclusion
These findings highlight the critical role of safeguarding patients’ right to information as a strategy for promoting patient safety. To ensure safe and effective care in small and medium-sized hospitals, ongoing support is essential for developing and systematically implementing patient safety education initiatives that actively involve patients.

Purpose
This study aimed to evaluate the validity and reliability of the revised Korean version of the Nurses' Ethical Behaviors for Protecting Patient's Rights Scale (NEBPPRS-K25).
Methods
The participants in this study consisted of 311 nurses employed at university hospitals located in D, S, or U cities. Data were collected from July 1 to August 31, 2022. The collected data were analyzed utilizing SPSS and AMOS version 28.0.
Results
The statistical analysis led to the exclusion of three items from the original version, resulting in five subscales encompassing a total of 25 items. Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated satisfactory model fit indices (normed χ² =2.56, p<.001, RMR=.05, RMSEA=.07, GFI=.84, CFI=.86, TLI=.85, IFI=.87). The items' convergent and discriminant validity were verified using confirmed through the extracted mean variance (.54~.65) and composite reliability (.78~.90). The Cronbach's ⍺ value for the overall NEBPPRS-K instrument was .89, while the Cronbach's ⍺ value for each individual subscale ranged from .66 to .85.
Conclusion
The NEBPPRS-K25 is a valid and reliable scale, making it suitable for widespread use in measuring nurses' ethical behaviors to safeguard patient rights.

Citations

• Psychometric evaluation of the Vietnamese version of nurses’ ethical behaviors for protecting patient rights scale (V-NEBPPRS): a methodological study
  Ninh Do Thi, Gunjeong Lee, Dian Susmarini
  BMC Nursing.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Development of Ethical Competence Self-assessment Tool for Korean Physical Therapists
  JiYeon Cheon, MyungChul Kim, HaeIn Kim, Hyunsuk Kim
  The Open Public Health Journal.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef

PURPOSE
This study aimed to define the concept of patient rights.
METHODS
A concept analysis on patient rights through the concept analysis method proposed by Walker and Avant was conducted.
RESULTS
The attributes of the concept identified in this study are as follows: (1) respect for the patient's opinion, (2) patient benefits, (3) human dignity, (4) equality, and (5) legal, moral, and ethical guarantees. The antecedents of patient rights include the recognition of the importance of patient rights and a medical system in which patient rights can be protected. Regarding the consequences of patient rights, this study identified the improvement of medical services, enhancement of professional awareness and reliability of medical staff, increase in awareness and establishment of patient safety, decline in medicolegal problems, and increase in satisfaction with medical services.
CONCLUSION
This study aimed to clarify the concept and attributes of patient rights through a concept analysis, and to connect the same to practical work to enable useful application to nursing practice. In determining the attributes of patient rights through a concept analysis, the study hoped to contribute to research on nursing intervention and the development of tools, as well as the establishment and implementation of legal systems related to patient rights.

Citations

• Validity and Reliability of the Korean Version of Nurses' Ethical Behaviors for Protecting Patient's Rights Scale: A Methodological Study
  Jihye Yun, Heeyoung Oh
  Korean Journal of Adult Nursing.2023; 35(2): 138.     CrossRef
• Factors influencing clinical nurses’ advocacy for people with disability
  Ji Young Jeon, Hyunkyung Choi
  The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education.2020; 26(3): 269.     CrossRef
• Factors affecting the attitude toward withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment of nurses working at long-term care hospitals
  Mi Sook Kim
  The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education.2020; 26(4): 383.     CrossRef