Publications by authors named "Ewa Dudzik-Urbaniak"
Background: There is a growing impetus to reorganize the hospital discharge process to reduce avoidable readmissions and costs. The aim of this study was to provide insight into hospital discharge problems and underlying causes, and to give an overview of solutions that guide providers and policy-makers in improving hospital discharge.
Methods: The Intervention Mapping framework was used.
Background: Organizational culture is seen as having a growing impact on quality and safety of health care, but its impact on hospital to community patient discharge is relatively unknown.
Objectives: To explore aspects of organizational culture to develop a deeper understanding of the discharge process.
Research Design: A qualitative study of stakeholders in the discharge process.
Background: Advocates for quality and safety have called for healthcare that is patient-centred and decision-making that involves patients.
Objective: The aim of the paper is to explore the barriers and facilitators to patient-centred care in the hospital discharge process.
Methods: A qualitative study using purposive sampling of 192 individual interviews and 26 focus group interviews was conducted in five European Union countries with patients and/or family members, hospital physicians and nurses, and community general practitioners and nurses.
Background: Patient safety experts have postulated that increasing patient participation in communications during patient handovers will improve the quality of patient transitions, and that this may reduce hospital readmissions. Choosing strategies that enhance patient safety through improved handovers requires better understanding of patient experiences and preferences for participation.
Objective: The aim of this paper is to explore the patients' experiences and perspectives related to the handovers between their primary care providers and the inpatient hospital.