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Discharge against medical advice in paediatric patients [PDF]

Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences, 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 ...
Manijeh Khalili, MD, Alireza Teimouri, Ph.D., Iraj Shahramian, MD, Narjes Sargolzaei, Ph.D., Jafar S. YazTappeh, MA, Mitra Farzanehfar, MD   +5 more
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Discharge against Medical Advice at a Teaching Hospital in Ghana [PDF]

Nursing Research and Practice, 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.
Surazu Bayor, Albert Kojo Korsah
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Discharge against medical advice (DAMA): Causes and predictors [PDF]

Electronic 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:
Ensieh Ashrafi, Samin Nobakht, Meysam Safi Keykaleh, Edris Kakemam, Edris Hasanpoor, Mobin Sokhanvar   +5 more
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Discharge Against Medical Advice Among Schizophrenia Patients in Germany: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]

Brain Sciences
Background: 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.
Karel Kostev, Ira Rodemer, André Hajek, Marcel Konrad, Lee Smith   +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]

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 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
Wenlong Xiu, Ruimiao Bai, Xinyue Gu, Siyuan Jiang, Siyuan Jiang, Baoquan Zhang, Ya Ding, Yanchen Wang, Ling Liu, Jianhua Sun, Yun Cao, Yun Cao, Wenhao Zhou, Wenhao Zhou, Shoo K. Lee, Shoo K. Lee, Zhankui Li, Changyi Yang   +17 more
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Discharge against medical advice from the emergency department in a university hospital [PDF]

BMC Emergency Medicine, 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.
Feras H. Abuzeyad, Moonis Farooq, Salah Farhat Alam, Mudhaffar Ismael Ibrahim, Luma Bashmi, Shaikha Sami Aljawder, Najeh Ellouze, Abdulla Almusalam, Stephanie Hsu, Priya Das   +9 more
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Rate and causes of discharge against medical advice from a university hospital emergency department in Iran: an ethical perspective [PDF]

Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, 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.
Sanaz Rouhbakhsh Halvaei, Hojat Sheikh Motahar Vahedi, Ayat Ahmadi, Maryam Sadat Mousavi, Alireza Parsapoor, Ali Reza Sima, Amir Ahmad Shojaei, Ehsan Shamsi-Gooshki   +7 more
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Exploring the inner roots of discharge against medical advice (DAMA) in an academic psychiatric hospital: a qualitative study [PDF]

Middle East Current Psychiatry, 2022
Background To explore the roots of DAMA in the Roozbeh Hospital, an academic mental hospital located in Tehran, Iran, the authors conducted a simple qualitative study.
Fatemeh Alidoust, Seyyed Taha Yahyavi
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Factors influencing discharge against medical advice (DAMA) cases at a multispecialty hospital [PDF]

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary 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
A Bhoomadevi, T M Baby, Catakam Keshika
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Caregivers’ reasons and health professionals’ perceptions of pediatric discharge against medical advice in Eastern Ethiopia: a mixed-methods study [PDF]

BMC Pediatrics
Background Discharge against medical advice among children remains a critical challenge in healthcare, as it interrupts essential treatment, increases complications, and may result in death.
Temesgen Teferi Libe, Yirgalem Alemu Keery, Samrawit Abebaw Tegene, Firew Kasaye Giday, Bethlehem Demeke Eshetie, Meron Melese Nidaw   +5 more
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