| Have you ever discharged against medical advice? |
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Yes | No | P-value | ||
Age | 18 - 30 y | 11 | 109 | 0.066 |
31 - 42 y | 9 | 98 | ||
43 - 54 y | 23 | 100 | ||
>54 y | 21 | 139 | ||
Gender | Male | 40 | 227 | 0.082 |
Female | 24 | 219 | ||
Marital status | Single | 12 | 146 | 0.024* |
Married | 52 | 300 | ||
Educational level | Uneducated | 9 | 61 | 0.861 |
Elementary school | 4 | 28 | ||
Middle/high school | 22 | 170 | ||
Bachelor’s degree | 25 | 159 | ||
Master’s degree | 4 | 20 | ||
Ph.D.’s degree | 0 | 8 | ||
Inappropriate behavior and disrespect of the physician or staff to the patient and his relatives | Agree | 39 | 223 | 0.024* |
Neutral | 14 | 71 | ||
Disagree | 11 | 152 | ||
Lack of physicians and nurses’ attention to the patient and his relatives (emotionally) | Agree | 41 | 237 | 0.092 |
Neutral | 13 | 82 | ||
Disagree | 10 | 127 | ||
Failure to inform the patient or his relatives of his condition | Agree | 42 | 215 | 0.032* |
Neutral | 9 | 86 | ||
Disagree | 13 | 145 | ||
Feeling better | Agree | 31 | 195 | 0.743 |
Neutral | 13 | 106 | ||
Disagree | 20 | 145 | ||
Patients or their relative’s tiredness of hospital stay | Agree | 29 | 137 | 0.010* |
Neutral | 16 | 88 | ||
Disagree | 19 | 221 | ||
Having relatives in a home for which the patient is personally responsible | Agree | 26 | 200 | 0.093 |
Neutral | 17 | 70 | ||
Disagree | 21 | 176 | ||
Looking for another medical opinion | Agree | 28 | 198 | 0.985 |
Neutral | 16 | 107 | ||
Disagree | 20 | 141 | ||
Unexpected management plan | Agree | 33 | 154 | 0.030* |
Neutral | 14 | 125 | ||
Disagree | 17 | 167 | ||
financial issues: (Accommodation, transportation) | Agree | 20 | 148 | 0.880 |
Neutral | 12 | 90 | ||
Disagree | 32 | 208 | ||
Long waiting time to be seen by a physician | Agree | 51 | 240 | <0.001* |
Neutral | 3 | 62 | ||
Disagree | 10 | 144 | ||
Lack of admission beds in relevant wards | Agree | 37 | 228 | 0.360 |
Neutral | 12 | 74 | ||
Disagree | 15 | 144 |