The role of undergraduate medical students training in respect for patient confidentiality.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Encouraging professional integrity is vital for providing a standard of excellence in quality medical care and education and in promoting a culture of respect and responsibility. The primary objective of this work consisted of studying the relationship of medical students to the right to patient privacy in Spain, specifically by analysing the conditions for accessing patient clinical histories (CHs).

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted based on a questionnaire sent by e-mail to final-year students at 41 Spanish universities. It had 14 multiple choice and closed questions framed in 3 large blocks. The first question addressed basic general knowledge issues on the right to privacy and the obligation for confidentiality. The two remaining blocks were made u

SUBMITTER: Beltran-Aroca CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8117324 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature