Discharge against Medical Advice at a Teaching Hospital in Ghana

Introduction. Discharge against medical advice is a global phenomenon where patients voluntarily terminate their consent to medical care before the medical team declares them fit for discharge. The phenomenon adversely affects the delivery of quality health care. Methods. A retrospective study was c...

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Main Authors: Surazu Bayor, Albert Kojo Korsah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2023-01-01
Series:Nursing Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/4789176