Mixed gender accommodation: prevalence, trend over time and vulnerability of older adults

Admitting male and female patients to the same room compromises the safety of female patients and violates the rights of all patients. We demonstrate that mixed bedding is common (47.22% of admissions), increasing and disproportionately affects vulnerable older patients in a large New Zealand hospit...

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Published in:Internal medicine journal 2022-03, Vol.52 (3), p.474-478
Main Authors: Towns, Cindy R., Rowley, Natalie, Woods, Lisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Bedding
clinical
ethics
Female
gender equity
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Humans
Male
New Zealand - epidemiology
patient rights
patient safety
Patients
Prevalence
quality improvement
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Summary:Admitting male and female patients to the same room compromises the safety of female patients and violates the rights of all patients. We demonstrate that mixed bedding is common (47.22% of admissions), increasing and disproportionately affects vulnerable older patients in a large New Zealand hospital from 2011 to 2019 (n = 160 048). Eliminating mixed bedding should be a priority for our hospital system.
ISSN:1444-0903
1445-5994
DOI:10.1111/imj.15712