Key result
Patients discharged from an emergency short-stay unit reported receiving adequate discharge instruction (85%), although 29% made unscheduled visits to another medical practitioner post-discharge.
Why the study?
What is the adequacy of discharge planning, patient knowledge, and satisfaction among patients discharged from an emergency short-stay unit?
Population
Patients discharged from an emergency short-stay unit (ESSU)
Design
Cohort
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Adequate reported discharge instructions may not reduce unscheduled visits; leaves open optimal post-discharge strategies in short-stay units.
Observational
What is the adequacy of discharge planning, patient knowledge, and satisfaction among patients discharged from an emergency short-stay unit?
Patients discharged from an emergency short-stay unit report high satisfaction and adequate discharge instructions, despite a notable rate of subsequent unscheduled medical visits and readmissions.
Arendts et al. (2006) conducted an observational in Emergency short-stay unit admission. Emergency short-stay unit (ESSU) care and discharge planning was evaluated on Adequacy of discharge instruction. Patients discharged from an emergency short-stay unit reported receiving adequate discharge instruction (85%), although 29% made unscheduled visits to another medical practitioner post-discharge.
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