The experiences of patients who leave hospital against medical advice: analysis of survey data
Patients who LAMA reported lower ratings of patient experience across all PC-QIs studied. Our findings may provide actionable, service-related insights into the reasons why patients LAMA. This is important as those who do so may place themselves at increased risk for future unplanned healthcare events, mortality, and morbidity.
Authors
- Maria Santana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0202-5952)
- Paul Fairie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2611-7680)
- Kyle Kemp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0138-5013)
- Brian Steele (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0081-1079)
Institutions
- University of Calgary (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Health Services
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2025.1620715
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00