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May 6, 2004Journal of Advanced NursingOpen Access

The process of hospital discharge for medical patients: a model

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Population

30 medical patients identified as at risk of unsuccessful discharge and their carers

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Authors

PPPauline PearsonSPSusan ProcterJWJane Wilcockson

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Overview

May support integrating social role negotiation into discharge planning; leaves open whether targeted interventions reduce admissions.

Structured PICO

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Population
30 medical patients identified as at risk of unsuccessful discharge and their carers
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Outcome
Decisions about hospital discharge in relation to outcomes

Effective hospital discharge requires moving beyond symptom management to negotiating quality of life for patients and carers.

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Pearson et al. (2004) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7f68e8ae0800d85efbf72ehttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03023.x
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