Patient-initiated discharge from emergency departments and the related factors in Jiroft, South of Iran

نویسندگان

1 Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, School of Health, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran. - Assistant professor, Department Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Clinical Research Development Unit, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, School of Health, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran.

4 Assistant Professor, Clinical Research Development Unit, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran.

5 Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran.

6 Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, Torbat Jam Faculty of Medical Sciences, Torbat Jam, Iran.

7 Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, School of Health, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran.

doi
10.32598/jhnm.36.1.2780
چکیده

Introduction: Patients’ self-discharge may indicate dissatisfaction with healthcare services. In some cases, it can lead to re-hospitalization or even the death of the patient. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the reasons for patient-initiated discharge from the emergency department of a teaching hospital in Jiroft, south of Iran. Materials and Methods: ...