Which reasons do doctors, nurses, and patients have for hospital discharge? A mixed-methods study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Ubbink, Dirk T ^a   Tump, Evelien ^a   Koenders, Josje A ^a   Kleiterp, Sieta ^a   Goslings, J Carel ^a   Brölmann, Fleur E ^b  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NURSE; PATIENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ACCESS TO INFORMATION; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NURSES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898712637     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0091333     Document Type: Article

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