The quality of hospital discharge: a survey of discharge arrangements for the over-65s.
Int J Qual Health Care
; 8(2): 167-74, 1996 Apr.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8792172
ABSTRACT
A three-phase study comprising semi-structured interviews with patients and/or their carers, follow-up postal questionnaires, and a postal survey of the views of professionals involved in the discharge of participating patients was conducted to assess the quality of arrangements for patients over 65 years of age, discharged from hospitals in Chester and Ellesmere Port in the United Kingdom. A large majority of patients (80%) felt they had been adequately consulted about arrangements for their discharge, but less than 2% of health and social care professionals considered all discharges satisfactory. This apparent disparity between patient and professional views may be explained by low levels of expectation among patients in this aspect of their care and their reluctance to express views which they fear may compromise future care. Continuing difficulties with interprofessional communication and liaison suggest that further attention to discharge management is required if improvements are to be effected.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Alta do Paciente
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Garantia da Qualidade dos Cuidados de Saúde
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Serviços de Saúde para Idosos
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Article