Discharge against medical advice in paediatric patients. [PDF]
J Taibah Univ Med Sci, 2019 الملخص: أهداف البحث: الخروج ضد المشورة الطبية من المستشفى قد يكون له تأثير سلبي على صحة المريض. هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى التحقيق في الأسباب الرئيسة للخروج ضد المشورة الطبية من قبل آباء الأطفال المنومين في جناح الأطفال في مستشفى علي بن أبي طالب في زاهدان ...
Khalili M +6 more
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Discharge against medical advice (DAMA): Causes and predictors. [PDF]
Electron Physician, 2017 Background and aim: DAMA is a result of patient dissatisfaction, which increases the rate of readmission, mortality, and complications. In this study, the causes and predictors of DAMA in Shahid Labbafinejad Hospital of Tehran were determined. Methods:
Ashrafi E +5 more
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Discharge against Medical Advice at a Teaching Hospital in Ghana. [PDF]
Nurs Res Pract, 2023 Introduction. Discharge against medical advice is a global phenomenon where patients voluntarily terminate their consent to medical care before the medical team declares them fit for discharge.
Bayor S, Kojo Korsah A.
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Discharge Against Medical Advice Among Schizophrenia Patients in Germany: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]
Brain SciBackground: The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of discharge against medical advice (DAMA) among schizophrenia patients in Germany and to identify factors associated with the risk of DAMA.
Kostev K +4 more
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Discharge against medical advice among infants with 24-31 weeks' gestation admitted to Chinese neonatal intensive care units: A multicenter cohort study. [PDF]
Front Pediatr, 2022 BackgroundPrevious studies demonstrated high rates of discharge against medical advice (DAMA) among very preterm infants (VPIs) in China.ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to investigate the concurrent incidence, variation, and predictors of DAMA, along
Xiu W +13 more
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Risk of discharge against medical advice among hospital inpatients with a history of opioid agonist therapy in New South Wales, Australia: A cohort study and nested crossover-cohort analysis. [PDF]
Drug Alcohol Depend, 2020 BACKGROUND: People who use illicit opioids have high rates of hospital admission. We aimed to measure the risk of discharge against medical advice among inpatients with a history of opioid agonist therapy (OAT), and test whether OAT is associated with ...
Lewer D +6 more
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Causes of Discharge against Medical Advice in patients of a Number of Selected Hospitals [PDF]
پژوهشهای سلامتمحور, 2017 Background & Objectives: Discharge Against Medical Advice (DAMA) is one of the important concerns of health systems. This could be potentially life-threatening and cause readmission.
Rahil Ghorbani, Mahbobe Moradi Magin
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Factors influencing discharge against medical advice (DAMA) cases at a multispecialty hospital. [PDF]
J Family Med Prim Care, 2019 Introduction: In Healthcare industry the patient's perception of quality of service positively influences patient satisfaction, which in turn influences choice of healthcare provider and when the patient is dissatisfied with the care provided it leads to
Bhoomadevi A, Baby TM, Keshika C.
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Rate and causes of discharge against medical advice from a university hospital emergency department in Iran: an ethical perspective. [PDF]
J Med Ethics Hist Med, 2020 Discharge against medical advice (DAMA) is a common problem in the health-care system. It imposes risks to both patients and medical staff and could be the subject of ethical deliberation.
Rouhbakhsh Halvaei S +7 more
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Discharge against medical advice from the emergency department in a university hospital. [PDF]
BMC Emerg Med, 2021 Background Patients discharged against medical advice (DAMA) act as a high-risk population for the Emergency Department (ED), regardless of their presentations, and can pose a serious burden for the hospital.
Abuzeyad FH +9 more
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