title: Discharge planning and decision making.
abstract: Current advances in discharge planning have focused on comprehensive assessment, levels of care, and reducing the length of hospital stays. However, evidence also indicates the importance of involving patients and their families in making decisions about long-term care. This article identifies nine factors related to the patients' involvement in decision making.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003657:Decision Making; D005190:Family; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D009820:Ohio; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010358:Patient Participation; D012944:Social Support; D012947:Social Work