title: Wards. Caring about sharing.
abstract: A small study of surgical patients in one hospital showed that most women preferred single-sex wards. But more than half the men had no preference. Most day-case patients wanted single-sex accommodation. Patients whose stay was seven days or longer showed greater tolerance of mixed-sex wards than others.
authors.affiliation: Southmead Hospital, Bristol.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Becher
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010362:Patients' Rooms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012737:Sex Factors; D013222:State Medicine; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom