title: Is a pre-discharge checklist useful?
abstract: A pre-discharge checklist of requirements for equipment, services, benefits and follow-up has been developed in a general rehabilitation unit. An analysis of 66 inpatients discharged after rehabilitation following a stroke or amputation within the past 2 years suggests that such a checklist is a useful tool in ensuring that patients are sent home with optimum services and support. It is also a simple way of recording discharge data for audit and quality control purposes. It may be of benefit to a wider range of hospital services.
authors.affiliation: Rehabilitation Medicine Unit, Astley Ainslie Hospital, Edinburgh.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Weir
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Macpherson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mercer
mesh_terms: D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit; D008499:Medical Records; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care