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Table 3 Relationship between type of confidentiality breach, area, and the personnel involved

From: Confidentiality breaches in clinical practice: what happens in hospitals?

Type of breach (n = 515) n (%)

 

CH1 (n = 175)

CP Dat2 (n = 283)

Infraest3 (n = 57)

p*

Breach Area n (%)

 Meet-Specif Aa (n = 157)

31 (19.7)

119 (75.8)

7 (4.5)

<0.001

 Nurs. Stb (n = 125)

100 (80.0)

24 (19.2)

1 (0.8)

 Pat. Roomc (n = 40)

4 (10.0)

36 (90.0)

0 (0)

 Publ. Ad (n = 193)

40 (20.7)

104 (53.9)

49 (25.4)

Personnel involved in breaches (n = 650) n (%)

 Physician (n = 334)

105 (31.4)

181 (54.2)

48 (14.4)

0.005

 Resident (n = 122)

47 (38.5)

59 (48.4)

16 (13.1)

0.221

 Nursing Staff (n = 130)

53 (40.8)

73 (56.2)

4 (3.0)

0.002

 Nursing As (n = 31)

11 (35.5)

18 (58.0)

2 (6.5)

0.696

 Orderly (n = 19)

13 (68.4)

6 (31.6)

0 (0)

0.004

 Administrative P (n = 7)

2 (28.6)

5 (71.4)

0 (0)

0.553

 Student (n = 7)

0 (0)

7 (100)

0 (0)

0.056

  1. 1Custody of clinical histories and records. 2Consultation/disclosure of clinical/personal data. 3Infrastructure breaches
  2. aMeeting and specific areas. bNursing stations. cPatient rooms. dOther public areas
  3. * Significance level. Contingency table Pearson’s chi-square test