Patient Perspectives of the Hospital Discharge Process: A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT: Care transitions after hospitalization require communication across care teams, patients, and caregivers. As part of a quality improvement initiative, we conducted qualitative interviews with a diverse group of 53 patients who were recently discharged from a hospitalization within a safety net hospital to explore how patient preferences were included in the hospital discharge process and differences in the hospital discharge experience by race/ethnicity. Four themes emerged from participants regarding desired characteristics of interactions with the discharge team: (1) to feel heard, (2) inclusion in decision-making, (3) to be adequately prepared to care for themselves at home through bedside teaching, (4) and to have a clear and updated discharge timeline. Additionally, participants ident

SUBMITTER: Jones KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10159238 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature