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Table 2 Patients’ complaints to the Croatian Association for Patients’ Rights according to European Charter of Patients’ Rights (N = 207)

From: Reporting violations of European Charter of Patients’ Rights: analysis of patient complaints in Croatia

Charter right

N (%)*

Right of access

73 (35.3)

Right to information

62 (29.9)

Right to safety

45 (21.7)

Right to respect of patients’ time

38 (18.4)

Right to avoid unnecessary suffering and pain

38 (18.4)

Right to personalized treatment

8 (3.7)

Right to consent

7 (3.7)

Right to the observance of quality standards

7 (3.7)

Right to free choice

6 (2.9)

Right to privacy and confidentiality

5 (2.4)

Right to complain

4 (1.9)

Right to innovation

3 (1.4)

Right to compensation

3 (1.4)

Right to preventive measures

2 (1.0)

  1. *Total number of charter rights violations is higher than a number of complaints analysed (N = 207) as some complaints included more than one charter right violations