What influences preparations of discharge documentation at patient discharge? An interview study with hospital health professionals based on the theoretical domains framework.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Poor quality handover instructions prepared by hospital staff have been identified as a key threat to safe discharges. To optimise patient safety, it is important to identify and understand the influences on how discharge documentation is prepared by hospital staff. The aim of this study was to systematically identify and explore important barriers and enablers to the preparation of high-quality discharge documentation by healthcare professionals (HCPs) for primary care teams at patient discharge.

Setting and participants

HCPs from different staff groups (doctors, nurses, pharmacists, occupational and physiotherapists) participated in online interviews.

Design

Semistructured interviews informed by the theoretical domains framework (TDF), to identify key inf

SUBMITTER: Markiewicz OM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12314826 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature