The dermatology outpatient discharge decision: understanding a critical but neglected process

Harun, Nur Ainita, Salek, Mir-saeed, Piguet, Vincent and Finlay, Andrew Yule ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2143-1646 2014. The dermatology outpatient discharge decision: understanding a critical but neglected process. British Journal of Dermatology 170 (5) , pp. 1029-1038. 10.1111/bjd.12826

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Abstract

Discharge from dermatology outpatients is a critical endpoint of patient care. Despite this, there has been very little research concerning the discharge process and factors influencing the discharge decision. To identify the factors influencing discharge decisions, articles from 1970 to April 2013 were searched in MEDLINE via Ovid, CINAHL, PROQUEST and Google Scholar using the keywords ‘patient discharge’, ‘discharge decision’, ‘factors influencing discharge’, ‘clinical decision making’, ‘discharge decision making’, ‘process of discharge decision’, ‘outpatient’, ‘follow up’, ‘skin disease’ and ‘dermatology’. Only articles describing outpatient discharge decisions were included. Seventeen outpatient discharge articles were identified, 12 from the U.K. (seven dermatology) and five from the U.S.A., Canada, Australia and Taiwan (all nondermatology). The main influences on outpatient discharge identified were diagnosis and disease severity, clinician's level of experience and perception, patient's preferences, patient's behaviour and quality of life. These influences affected the clinician's judgement on discharge decisions both in appropriate and in inappropriate ways. Little is known concerning discharge decision making in dermatology. Given the central importance of such decisions in the appropriate care of patients and the efficient running of any dermatology service, greater understanding of the influences on discharge decision making is needed. It is therefore critical for dermatologists to be aware of these influences and to ensure that decisions are taken only in the best interests of patients. Further research is required to inform the training of dermatologists on how to take the most appropriate discharge decisions.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine Pharmacy Systems Immunity Research Institute (SIURI)
Publisher:	Blackwell
ISSN:	1365-2133
Last Modified:	14 Dec 2022 03:07
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/60508

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