Prospective Evaluation of Cases of Discharge against Medical Advice in Abuja, Nigeria
المؤلفون المشاركون
Jimoh, Bioku Muftau
Anthonia, Obalim-Chris
Chinwe, Igwilo
Oluwafemi, Adewumi
Ganiyu, Aremu
Haroun, Adamu
Chinwe, Eziechila
Joshua, Aiyekomogbon
المصدر
العدد
المجلد 2015، العدد 2015 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2015)، ص ص. 1-4، 4ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2015-03-02
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
4
التخصصات الرئيسية
الطب البشري
تكنولوجيا المعلومات وعلم الحاسوب
الملخص EN
Background.
Discharge against medical advice (DAMA) is a global clinical phenomenon contributing significantly to adverse patients’ outcome.
Literatures abound on self-discharges in specific medical subpopulations.
However, multidisciplinary studies on this subject in our region are few.
Aim.
To prospectively evaluate cases of DAMA in a wholesale multidisciplinary perspective at Federal Staff Medical Centre, Abuja, and suggest strategies to reduce it.
Patients and Methods.
All consecutive patients who DAMA from our medical centre between June 2013 and May 2014 were included in the study.
Data harvested from the standard proforma were analyzed using IBM SPSS version 19.0.
Results.
We recorded an overall DAMA rate of 2.1%.
The majority of the patients were paediatric cases ( n = 63 , 44.6%) while closed long bone fractures represented the leading diagnosis ( n = 35 , 24.8%).
The most commonly cited reasons for leaving the hospital were financial constraints ( n = 46 , 32.6%) and seeking alternative therapy ( n = 25 , 17.7%).
Conclusion.
The DAMA rate in our study is comparable to some urban hospitals elsewhere.
However, the leading reasons for this phenomenon are unacceptable in the current medical best practice.
Thus, strengthening the Health Insurance Scheme, strict control of traditional medical practices, and focused health education are recommended strategies to reduce DAMA.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Jimoh, Bioku Muftau& Anthonia, Obalim-Chris& Chinwe, Igwilo& Oluwafemi, Adewumi& Ganiyu, Aremu& Haroun, Adamu…[et al.]. 2015. Prospective Evaluation of Cases of Discharge against Medical Advice in Abuja, Nigeria. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1078663
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Jimoh, Bioku Muftau…[et al.]. Prospective Evaluation of Cases of Discharge against Medical Advice in Abuja, Nigeria. The Scientific World Journal No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1078663
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Jimoh, Bioku Muftau& Anthonia, Obalim-Chris& Chinwe, Igwilo& Oluwafemi, Adewumi& Ganiyu, Aremu& Haroun, Adamu…[et al.]. Prospective Evaluation of Cases of Discharge against Medical Advice in Abuja, Nigeria. The Scientific World Journal. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1078663
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1078663
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
أضخم قاعدة بيانات عربية للاستشهادات المرجعية للمجلات العلمية المحكمة الصادرة في العالم العربي
تقوم هذه الخدمة بالتحقق من التشابه أو الانتحال في الأبحاث والمقالات العلمية والأطروحات الجامعية والكتب والأبحاث باللغة العربية، وتحديد درجة التشابه أو أصالة الأعمال البحثية وحماية ملكيتها الفكرية. تعرف اكثر