Abstract Background and Objective: Often, discharge of children against medical advice has a negative effect on the well-being of the patient. To determine the prevalence of discharge against medical advice (DAMA) among hospitalized children and examine the reasons given by parents/guardians for such discharges. Methods: A retrospective 2-year medical records audit of children aged one day to ...

introduction: the rate of access to health care is known as the main index of community health. teleconsultation is defined as using comminuting equipments to connect physicians and patients. this study aimed to survey the readiness of specialized hospitals to implement teleconsultation, focusing on manpower readiness, as well as communicational equipments and procedures. methods: the present d...

Background: Discharge with personal consent is considered as one of the main problems in hospitalization condition since many patients leave the hospital prematurely against the doctor’s advice. Thus, the aim of this study was to identify the factors affecting the discharge with personal satisfaction in selected teaching hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Methods: The pr...

INTRODUCTION Since children neither comprehended nor contribute to the decision, discharge against medical advice is a challenge of health care systems in the world. Therefore, the current study was designed to determine the rate and causes of discharge against medical advice. METHODS This descriptive cross-sectional study was done by reviewing the medical records by census method. Data was a...

To My Family ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all, I am really grateful to my family for their unconditional support. My father has been such a great model for me. I would like to thank my mother, who is always so supportive in every step in my life. I wish to express my sincere gratitude to my advisor, Dr. Joseph Reinhardt for his continuous support during my Master's study. Dr. Reinhardt is such ...