title: Quality indicators for patient information in short-stay units.
abstract: In 1993, a prospective audit of short-stay, general surgery patients assessed consumer knowledge and satisfaction with available information, identifying how current practice might be improved. The audit revealed that more formalised discharge procedures might improve patients' understanding of what to expect as convalescence progressed, increasing their knowledge for appropriate self-care. Community costs were also assessed.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moran
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kent
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000592:standards*; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009731:Nursing Audit; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017060:Patient Satisfaction