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Table 4 Comparison of secondary outcomes between pre-intervention and post-intervention groups

From: Building an ethical environment improves patient privacy and satisfaction in the crowded emergency department: a quasi-experimental study

Outcome

Pre-intervention

Post-intervention

p-value

No (%)

No (%)

Personal information overheard by others

  

0.000

 Strongly agree

9 (2.9)

10 (2.9)

 

 Agree

64 (20.5)

56 (16.4)

 

 Fair

137 (43.8)

96 (28.2)

 

 Disagree

78 (24.9)

71 (20.8)

 

 Strongly disagree

25 (8.0)

108 (31.7)

 

Seen by irrelevant persons

  

0.000

 Strongly agree

10 (3.2)

12 (3.5)

 

 Agree

48 (15.3)

27 (7.9)

 

 Fair

97 (31.0)

34 (10.0)

 

 Disagree

106 (33.9)

100 (29.3)

 

 Strongly disagree

52 (16.6)

168 (49.3)

 

Unintentionally heard inappropriate conversations from healthcare providers

  

0.000

 Strongly agree

11 (3.5)

1 (0.3)

 

 Agree

23 (7.4)

5 (1.5)

 

 Fair

91 (29.1)

68 (19.9)

 

 Disagree

120 (38.3)

86 (25.2)

 

 Strongly disagree

68 (21.7)

181 (53.1)

 

Space provided privacy when physically examined

  

0.97

 Strongly agree

46 (14.7)

45 (13.2)

 

 Agree

129 (41.21)

155 (45.5)

 

 Fair

105 (33.6)

94 (27.6)

 

 Disagree

27 (8.6)

40 (11.7)

 

 Strongly disagree

6 (1.9)

7 (2.1)

 

Providers’ respect for my privacy

  

0.000

 Very good

47 (15.0)

95 (27.9)

 

 Good

155 (49.5)

193 (56.6)

 

 Fair

93 (29.7)

47 (13.8)

 

 Poor

16 (5.1)

5 (1.5)

 

 Very poor

2 (0.6)

1 (0.3)