"What should I do when I get home?" treatment plan discussion at discharge between specialist physicians and older in-patients: mixed method study.

Tahreem Ghazal SiddiquiSocheat ChengMarte MellingsæterRamune GrambaitePål GulbrandsenChristofer LundqvistJennifer Gerwing

Published in: BMC health services research (2020)

Physicians and geriatric patients discuss many activities during discharge conversations, mostly focusing on medication use without stating side effects. Cognitive function might play a role in how older patients respond. These results may be useful for an intervention to improve communication between physicians and older hospitalised patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
primary care
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
randomized controlled trial
prognostic factors
physical activity
peritoneal dialysis
palliative care
patient reported outcomes