The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said on the 5th that it recommended corrective action to the director of psychiatric hospital A and the head of the relevant basic local government for forcing a patient to wear a diaper.
Earlier, a petition was filed with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) alleging that hospital A unjustly subjected a patient to isolation and physical restraint and, in the process, forcibly put a diaper on the patient.
Hospital A said that during the process of isolating and restraining the patient, it explained that it might be difficult to manage urination and defecation and asked the patient to change into a hospital gown, but after the patient refused, it put a diaper on over the pants.
However, an investigation by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) found that hospital A did not assess whether diaper use was medically unavoidable, did not clearly record specific reasons in the medical records, and did not provide sufficient prior explanation to the patient.
The NHRC Committee on the Remedy of Disability Discrimination viewed hospital A's diaper measure as primarily for the convenience of patient management rather than for treatment.
Accordingly, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) determined that the measure exceeded the minimum necessary scope for treatment and, without direct relevance to the petitioner's safety, was carried out in a way that damaged the patient's dignity, thereby violating human dignity and the right to privacy and freedom.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) recommended that the director of hospital A implement diaper use only when unavoidable and within the minimum scope, record the reasons in the medical record, and conduct job training for all staff to prevent recurrence. It also recommended that the head of the relevant basic local government strengthen guidance and oversight of psychiatric medical institutions within the jurisdiction.