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Open research questions in Patient Dignity and Privacy

65 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 608 Patient Dignity and Privacy papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

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  • The study identifies a gap in the implementation of patient privacy protections within healthcare facilities in Ghana. The study highlights the need for comprehensive system strengthening to ensure robust privacy protection.

    COMPLIANCE WITH DATA PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY IN GHANAIAN PUBLIC HEALTHCARE FACILITIES · 2026 · DOI

  • Current approaches to dignity in clinical institutions are limited. A new approach is needed to operationalize dignity in clinical institutions.

    Dignity as a social-psychological signal: operationalizing “people like us” in clinical institutions · 2026 · DOI

  • The challenge of understanding the concept of human needs. The challenge of applying this understanding to medical decision-making. The challenge of prioritizing human needs over human rights.

    Needs and Medicine · 1982 · DOI

  • The high cost and limited benefit of late intervention in chronic disease processes. The lack of understanding about people's preferences for sources of self-care information.

    Preferences for Sources of Self-Care Information · 1982 · DOI

  • There is a lack of understanding about people's preferences for sources of self-care information. The paper aims to fill this gap by studying people's preferences for self-care information sources.

    Preferences for Sources of Self-Care Information · 1982 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the literature regarding the relationship between informed consent and medical technology. It highlights the need for social workers to advocate for patients' rights.

    Informed Consent: For Whose Benefit? · 1981 · DOI

  • The importance of the male role and the responsibilities of the male have been ignored in prior work. The effects of lifestyle factors on infant health and development are not well understood.

    The Right to Quality Life · 1981 · DOI

  • Combating negative attitudes in the workplace. Promoting positive work attitudes among employees. Addressing the lack of constructive attitudes through educational programs.

    Why Should I Care? · 1980 · DOI

  • The lack of constructive attitudes is a significant problem in the workplace. There is a need for effective educational programs to address this issue.

    Why Should I Care? · 1980 · DOI

  • The challenge of maintaining confidentiality in the face of increasing demands for transparency and patient access to records. The challenge of balancing the need for confidentiality with the need for clinicians to maintain accurate and complete records. The challenge of navigating the complex legal and regulatory landscape related to confidentiality and patient access to records.

    Confidentiality and Patients’ Records: Balancing the Interests of Society and the Individual · 1979 · DOI

  • Further study on the implications of patient access to records for the therapeutic relationship. Examination of the effectiveness of current regulations and laws related to confidentiality and patient access to records.

    Confidentiality and Patients’ Records: Balancing the Interests of Society and the Individual · 1979 · DOI

  • The paper suggests that future research should focus on the ethical dimensions of social problems. The paper suggests that future research should examine the implications of epistemological issues for social problems.

    Virtues, Values and Victims: Toward a Theory of Social Problems · 1978 · DOI

  • Balancing the need for confidentiality with the need for information for therapeutic purposes. Dealing with requests from campus officials and outside agencies. Establishing a clear policy on confidentiality and privacy.

    Patient Rights: The Yale Experience · 1978 · DOI

  • The need for a clear policy on confidentiality and privacy in college mental health services. The distinction between therapeutic and evaluational purposes is not always clear.

    Patient Rights: The Yale Experience · 1978 · DOI

  • Further study of the complexities of minors' rights. Examination of the impact of informed consent on student health care. Development of policies to protect students' privacy.

    Patient Rights: An Advocate's Perspective · 1978 · DOI

  • The need for university health services to balance confidentiality with comprehensive care. The importance of protecting students' privacy. The responsibilities of students in selecting and utilizing health professionals.

    Patient Rights: An Advocate's Perspective · 1978 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the use of norm values in physical education and medicine. It highlights the limitations of height-weight tables in determining proper weight.

    Who Wants to Be Normal? · 1976 · DOI

  • The need for church-related colleges to re-examine their values and relevance. The lack of clear definition of the purposes and contributions of these institutions.

    The Value of the Person · 1973 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a need to clarify the obligations of patients and doctors in terms of preserving life. It highlights the importance of considering the moral and ethical implications of medical treatment.

    The Duty to Preserve Life · 1951 · DOI

  • The erosion of psychiatric confidentiality is a concern. The concept of respect for the individual is not always prioritized.

    The erosion of psychiatric confidentiality · 1985 · DOI

  • Limited understanding of the impact of touch on compliance. Prior research has focused on nonverbal behaviors, but touch has been understudied.

    The use of interpersonal touch in securing compliance · 1980 · DOI

  • The area of social problems has suffered from inadequate definitions. There is no serious application of theory to the problem.

    Virtues, Values and Victims: Toward a Theory of Social Problems · 1978 · DOI

  • The need for a psychiatrist-patient privilege is identified - The challenges posed by contemporary events like Watergate are considered

    An Overview of Confidentiality and Privilege · 1976 · DOI

  • The need for a new paradigm or model to explain phenomena that the utility-max model is unable to explain. The lack of a strategy for poor Americans.

    From Poverty to Dignity: A Strategy for Poor Americans · 1975 · DOI

  • The idea that neurosis is a special form of human development is ambiguous, - The paper argues that neurosis is ubiquitous rather than special

    Self-esteem, dignity, or the sense of being · 1973 · DOI

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