Understanding the influences on hospital discharge decision-making from patient, carer and staff perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gaps in discharge planning are experienced by 41% of hospital patients in Australia. There is an established body of knowledge regarding the features of the discharge process that need to be improved to avoid subsequent hospital readmission and enhance the discharge experience. However, many of these studies have focused solely on factors related to unplanned hospital readmissions and there has been limited success in operationalising improvements to the discharge process. The aim of this study was to explore and describe the factors that influence the decision to discharge adult medical patients from hospital, from patient, carer and staff perspectives.

Methods

A qualitative descriptive study was conducted in one acute medical ward in Melbourne, Australia. The st

SUBMITTER: Ward-Stockham K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11411756 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature