Understanding patients’ decision to leave hospital care in Ghana: clinical cases and underlying determinants
We recommend that providers embrace dialogue, cultural competency, and person-centered care and communication in managing patients' decisions respecting discharge. We reason that discharge against medical advice is a quality gap requiring both patient rights and ethical lense to address.
Authors
- Abukari Kwame (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3231-3100)
- Pammla Petrucka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3174-3328)
Institutions
- University of Regina (CA)
- Prince Albert Grand Council (CA)
- University of Saskatchewan (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Nursing
- Published
- 2024-11-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-024-02469-9
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.64