Legal consciousness of psychiatric patients in Israeli hospitals: Awareness and satisfaction

IF 1.4 4区医学 Q1 LAW

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry Pub Date : 2024-08-09 DOI:10.1016/j.ijlp.2024.102015

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Abstract

The paper contributes to the literature on legal consciousness in medical settings by focusing on psychiatric patients' understanding of rights during hospitalization in Israeli psychiatric wards. It asks whether hospital personnel act as agents who promote patients' legal consciousness and whether patients are aware of their legal and social rights during hospitalization.

The data for this study were derived from the Patient Experience Survey of Psychiatric Public Hospitals, a comprehensive survey conducted by the Israel Ministry of Health in 2017. The survey included two variables that were used to measure patients' legal consciousness: legal consciousness with hospitalization rights and legal consciousness with social rights. To predict legal consciousness and patient satisfaction, a logistic regression model was employed.

The analysis reveals low rates of patients' awareness of hospitalization and social rights, varying between 55 and 66%, respectively. Variations in awareness are not strongly associated with patients' socioeconomic and demographic attributes or with hospital characteristics but are somewhat associated with hospitalization conditions. The data also reveal that awareness of legal rights (whether hospitalization rights or social rights) is likely to increase satisfaction with the hospitalization experience.

The analysis underscores a significant finding. Patients' awareness of their legal rights during hospitalization is limited. Interestingly, this awareness is more influenced by the conditions of hospitalization than by the patients' socio-demographic attributes. This research also provides insights into the potential role of legal awareness in shaping patients' attitudes toward treatment and enhancing their satisfaction during hospitalization.

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以色列医院精神病患者的法律意识：意识和满意度。

本文通过关注精神病患者在以色列精神病院住院期间对权利的理解，为有关医疗环境中法律意识的文献做出了贡献。本文探讨了医院工作人员是否充当了促进病人法律意识的代理人，以及病人在住院期间是否了解自己的法律和社会权利。本研究的数据来自以色列卫生部于 2017 年开展的精神病公立医院患者体验调查（Patient Experience Survey of Psychiatric Public Hospitals），这是一项综合性调查。该调查包括两个变量，用于衡量患者的法律意识：住院权利法律意识和社会权利法律意识。为预测法律意识和患者满意度，采用了逻辑回归模型。分析结果显示，患者对住院权利和社会权利的知晓率较低，分别在 55% 和 66% 之间。法律意识的变化与患者的社会经济和人口属性以及医院特征没有密切联系，但与住院条件有一定关系。数据还显示，对法律权利（无论是住院权利还是社会权利）的认识很可能会提高住院体验的满意度。分析强调了一个重要发现。患者在住院期间对自身法律权利的认识是有限的。有趣的是，这种意识更多地受到住院条件的影响，而不是患者社会人口属性的影响。这项研究还深入探讨了法律意识在塑造患者对治疗的态度和提高他们对住院期间的满意度方面的潜在作用。

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International Journal of Law and Psychiatry Multiple-

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4.70

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41 days

期刊介绍： The International Journal of Law and Psychiatry is intended to provide a multi-disciplinary forum for the exchange of ideas and information among professionals concerned with the interface of law and psychiatry. There is a growing awareness of the need for exploring the fundamental goals of both the legal and psychiatric systems and the social implications of their interaction. The journal seeks to enhance understanding and cooperation in the field through the varied approaches represented, not only by law and psychiatry, but also by the social sciences and related disciplines.