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UK hospital patient discharge: the patient perspective. [PDF]
Hospital discharge is a complex process that can result in errors and delays for patients, particularly around the supply of medicines and communication of information. To improve patient discharge, patient perspectives of the discharge service must be explored to determine where patients feel problems arise.
Wright S +3 more
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UK hospital patient discharge. [PDF]
Wright and colleagues1 report on a single-centre survey of inpatient perceptions and experiences of the current discharge process, and identify improvement opportunities in relation to waiting for medicines and lack of counselling by pharmacists. Problems such as low awareness among inpatients of pharmacy services or pharmacists citing challenges to ...
Wilcock M, Miles S.
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Post-discharge Unmet Supportive Care Needs of Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review
Objective: This review was conducted to identify the post-discharge unmet supportive care needs of breast cancer patients, and to collect related factors that affected those unmet needs.
Hoai Thi Yen Nguyen
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Reengineering Patient Discharge with Lean Methodology and RED Framework: A Model for Safer, Faster, Patient-Centered Transitions [PDF]
Introduction Reorganizing the hospital discharge process to enhance patient experience and reduce avoidable readmissions and costs is an ongoing challenge.
Sultanah Alharbi +8 more
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Readability of Patient Discharge Instructions. [PDF]
Burns ST +4 more
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Risk factors for hospital mortality in intensive care unit survivors: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]
Background Deaths can occur after a patient has survived treatment for a serious illness in an intensive care unit (ICU). Mortality rates after leaving the ICU can be considered indicators of health care quality.
Luiza Gabriella Antonio e Silva +5 more
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Strategies to implement the safe hospital-community transition and mitigate hospital readmissions
Transition is defined as a journey made by a person between two relatively stable moments. This experience is lived over a certain period and is characterized by the appearance of changes that cause imbalances, doubts, disorganization, and interpersonal ...
Óscar Manuel Ramos Ferreira +1 more
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Objectives: Patient-centered clinical pharmacists’ activities play a major role in improving clinical outcomes by optimizing the efficacy of drug therapies and minimizing associated toxicities during hospitalization, at the transition of care, and upon ...
Bayan Muhannad Al Abd +2 more
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Access to rehabilitation after stroke in Brazil (AReA study): multicenter study protocol
Background Most of the Brazilian population relies on public healthcare and stroke is a major cause of disability in this country of continental dimensions.
Roberta de Oliveira Cacho +17 more
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Background UK government guidelines and initiatives emphasise equity in delivery of care, shared decision-making, and patient-centred care. This includes sharing information with patients as partners in health decisions and empowering them to manage ...
Katharine Weetman +3 more
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