PURPOSE The purpose of the study was to identify predictors and outcomes of adult medical-surgical patients' perceptions of their readiness for hospital discharge. DESIGN A correlational, prospective, longitudinal design with path analyses was used to explore relationships among transition theory-related variables. SETTING Midwestern tertiary medical center. SAMPLE 147 adult medical-surgi...

OBJECTIVES To develop and test a standardised clinical handover discharge strategy for improving information transfer between private mental health hospitals and community practitioners. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS A quality improvement intervention using collaborative, iterative methods to develop a standardised discharge and outcome assessment strategy. 150 patient participants were co...

Stormwater is often discharged to receiving waters without any treatment. However, treatment facilities are developed and are increasing in frequency but the question how to prioritise which discharges that should be treated still remains. The objective of this paper was to test a multicriteria analysis (MCA) method to be able to prioritise the need of stormwater treatment for different kind of...

PURPOSE Recovery and discharge following ambulatory surgery are important components of the ambulatory surgery experience. This review provides contemporary perspectives on the issues of discharge criteria, fast-tracking, patient escort requirements, and driving after ambulatory anesthesia. SOURCE A search was performed in the Cochrane Central Register for Controlled Trials, MEDLINE(R), EMBAS...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of the role of a discharge coordinator whose sole responsibility was to plan and coordinate the discharge of patients from medical wards. DESIGN An intervention study in which the quality of discharge planning was assessed before and after the introduction of a discharge coordinator. Patients were interviewed on the ward before discharge and seven to 10...

OBJECTIVE To identify predictors and outcomes of postpartum mothers' perceptions of their readiness for hospital discharge. DESIGN A correlational design with path analyses was used to explore predictive relationships among transition theory-related variables. SETTING Midwestern tertiary perinatal center. PARTICIPANTS One hundred and forty-one mixed-parity postpartum mothers who had exper...