In addition to being ill, what makes hospitalization stressful? Why don't hospitals make changes to alleviate these circumstances?

A. Factors that make hospitalization stressful include:
1. Necessity of conforming to hospital routine promotes impersonal treatment.
2. Increased use of technology has promoted even greater depersonalization.
3. Lack of information-patients often undergo tests and treatment but are not informed of the purpose or outcome of these procedures.
4. Lack of control-patients must relinquish control over many aspects of their lives.
B. Hospitals could make changes to make hospitalization less stressful.
1. The emphasis on controlling costs makes these changes very unlikely.