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"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
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  • primary care
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  • newly diagnosed
  • randomized controlled trial
  • prognostic factors
  • physical activity
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • palliative care
  • patient reported outcomes