Understanding clinician influences and patient perspectives on outpatient discharge decisions: a qualitative study

Conclusions This study highlights the importance of accurately perceiving patients' perspectives in ensuring the appropriateness of outpatient discharge. There was a disparity between patients' and clinicians' perception on what was an appropriate discharge. This included discrepancies concerning diagnostic certainties, private healthcare as an alternative, need for easy reaccess and choice of words surrounding discharge. Medical education should include handling these issues.
Source: BMJ Open - Category: Journals (General) Authors: Tags: Open access, Dermatology, Patient-centred medicine Research Source Type: research