The relationship professional commitment and ethics with patient rights: a cross-sectional descriptive study

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Healthcare Ethics
• Patient Rights

Background:

• Ethical conduct is crucial for effective healthcare delivery.
• Understanding the interplay between ethics, commitment, and patient rights is vital for medical professionals.

Purpose of the Study:

• To investigate the relationship between professional ethics, professional commitment, and patient rights compliance among medical students.
• To assess the levels of these key attributes in nursing, midwifery, and emergency medicine students.

Main Methods:

• A cross-sectional descriptive study involving 300 medical students (nursing, midwifery, emergency medicine).
• Stratified random sampling was employed.
• Data collected via validated questionnaires on demographics, professional ethics, professional commitment, and patient rights compliance.

Main Results:

• High average scores were observed for professional ethics, professional commitment, and patient rights compliance.
• Professional ethics showed a significant positive correlation with patient rights compliance.
• Professional commitment varied by gender, while all three variables differed across age groups and living situations.

Conclusions:

• Medical students exhibit good levels of ethics, professional commitment, and patient rights respect.
• The study provides a foundation for enhancing ethics education and patient advocacy training for future healthcare professionals.