"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 GerwingPublished 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.