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Confidentiality: Concept Analysis and Clinical Application
Author(s) -
Ellenchild Winifred J.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
nursing forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.618
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1744-6198
pISSN - 0029-6473
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6198.2000.tb00993.x
Subject(s) - confidentiality , perspective (graphical) , context (archaeology) , empirical research , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , psychology , computer science , medicine , epistemology , artificial intelligence , computer security , family medicine , paleontology , philosophy , biology
The author examines confidentiality both from a theoretical perspective using concept analysis and through a clinically based, empirical investigation. A review of the literature determines defining attributes, antecedents, consequences, and empirical referents. The themes from definitions of confidentiality provided by participants in a research project on confidentiality issues in the context of HIV/AIDS also are described. The author compares the results from the two approaches and discusses implications for clinical practice, including but not limited to people with HIV/AIDS.