Have you ever discharged against medical advice?

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