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Understanding the patient experience of early unplanned hospital readmission following acute care discharge: a qualitative descriptive study

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  • Julie Considine School of Nursing and Midwifery, Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, AustraliaCentre for Quality and Patient Safety—Eastern Health Partnership, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Debra Berry Centre for Quality and Patient Safety—Eastern Health Partnership, Box Hill, Victoria, AustraliaSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Stephanie K Sprogis School of Nursing and Midwifery, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Evan Newnham Eastern Health, Box Hill, Victoria, AustraliaEastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Karen Fox Eastern Health, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Peteris Darzins Eastern Health, Box Hill, Victoria, AustraliaEastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Helen Rawson School of Nursing and Midwifery, Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, AustraliaCentre for Quality and Patient Safety—Monash Health Partnership, Clayton, Victoria, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Maryann Street School of Nursing and Midwifery, Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, AustraliaCentre for Quality and Patient Safety—Eastern Health Partnership, Box Hill, Victoria, Australia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Professor Julie Considine; julie.considine{at}deakin.edu.au
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Considine J, Berry D, Sprogis SK, et al
Understanding the patient experience of early unplanned hospital readmission following acute care discharge: a qualitative descriptive study
BMJ Open 2020;10:e034728. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034728

Publication history

  • Received October 10, 2019
  • Revised February 29, 2020
  • Accepted April 22, 2020
  • First published May 20, 2020.
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November 30, 2022
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