Considering patients’ rights has a long history in medicine. Continues attention to this phenomenon has risen in medical sciences literature particularly during the last few decades and has caused many discussions in health care delivery systems. Despite Iranian Muslim culture’s fullness of humanistic lessons and the challenges by the government, the concept of patients’ right...

Abstract Introduction: The goal of patient's rights is to ensure provision of adequate care to patients which in turn enhance the quality of medical care. Objective: The aim of this review article is to evaluate the existing barriers to implementation of patient's rights in Iran and presenting appropriate solutions. Methods: First, all studies related to patient 's bill of rights were ...

abstract the third millennium has started, but the world is facing with serious challenges in achieving international security and peace. various human rights violations have lead the states to find means to protect human rights. also article 55 of the united nations charter introduces the respect to human rights and fundamental freedom as the most suitable ways to realize peace and security. ...

Background: Studying the situation of observance of patients' rights and interaction of those individuals who provide and receive health services are regarded as the most significant and salient parameters of qualitative evaluation of health services. This study was performed to determine respecting patients' bill of rights from the viewpoint of patients admitted to Shohada Ashayer hospital in ...

A review of the history of the Patient’s Bill of Rights reveals the universal significance of this subject in health systems management. There is a long history of attempts to raise respect for patient’s rights and setting the legal frameworks associated with those rights in the health care of many countries. The present study aimed to evaluate observance of the Patient’s Bill of Rights accordi...

Background and purpose: Many studies investigated patient rights in Iran in the past decade, but there is few information on the awareness of cancer patients about their rights. This study was conducted to evaluate the awareness of hospitalized cancer patients about patient bill of rights. Materials and methods: In a cross-sectional study 200 patients with cancer in oncology ward in Sari Ima...