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Assessing Patient Satisfaction With the Discharge Process Through a Patient-Centered Lens.

Angela T Nguyen¹, Janetta L Lam¹, Zachary M Schwartz¹

¹Internal Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, USA.

|August 14, 2025

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Patient satisfaction with hospital discharge is high, but adequate physician communication is key. Improving patient-physician interaction and streamlining processes can enhance care quality and reduce readmissions.

Keywords:

care team hospital discharge patient satisfaction patient-centered care provider communication

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Area of Science:

Healthcare Quality Improvement
Patient Experience Research
Hospital Operations

Background:

Patient satisfaction is a critical metric for hospital quality and is linked to better health outcomes.
Effective discharge instructions and patient readiness are crucial for reducing hospital readmission rates.
Assessing the patient discharge process is vital for identifying areas of improvement in healthcare delivery.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the quality of the patient discharge process at a tertiary healthcare institute.
To measure patient satisfaction with hospital stay and discharge procedures using quantitative and qualitative methods.
To identify factors influencing patient satisfaction and areas for enhancing the discharge process.

Main Methods:

A mixed-methods approach was employed, utilizing a custom-designed quantitative Likert scale survey and a qualitative survey.
Surveys assessed patient understanding of discharge instructions, care team communication, and overall preparedness.
Data were collected from adult patients in a tertiary healthcare institute's discharge lounge between June and July 2023.

Main Results:

Overall patient satisfaction with their hospital stay was high (mean 9.44 ± 0.996), with 62.8% rating care quality as 10/10.
Significant factors associated with overall satisfaction included adequate time with the physician (p=0.031) and willingness to return (p=0.01).
Qualitative feedback highlighted positive care team attentiveness but identified challenges in scheduling, logistics, medication management, and inter-team communication.

Conclusions:

High patient satisfaction was observed, though diminished when patients felt insufficient time was spent with their physician.
Recommendations include reducing wait times, enhancing patient-physician interaction, and standardizing institutional processes.
A holistic approach addressing communication and logistical challenges is proposed to improve patient satisfaction and post-discharge care.