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'I feel like they're actually listening to me': a pilot study of a hospital discharge decision-making conversation guide for patients with injection drug use-associated infections.

Kinna ThakararMichael KohutHenry StoddardDeb BurrisFrank ChessaMonica K SikkaDaniel A SolomonColleen M KershawEllen EatonRebecca HutchinsonKathleen M FairfieldPeter FriedmannThomas J Stopka
Published in: Therapeutic advances in infectious disease (2023)
A novel conversation guide to inform hospital discharge decision-making for patients with IDU-associated infections was feasible, acceptable, and fostered the incorporation of patient preferences and values into decisions. While we identified areas for improvement, overall participants believed that this novel conversation guide helped to improve patient care and autonomy.
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