SATURDAY FLIT, SHORT SIT - A STRONG INFLUENCE OF A SUPERSTITION OPT THE TIMING OF HOSPITAL DISCHARGES

Authors
KEANE EM OLEARY P WALSH JB
Citation
Em. Keane et al., SATURDAY FLIT, SHORT SIT - A STRONG INFLUENCE OF A SUPERSTITION OPT THE TIMING OF HOSPITAL DISCHARGES, Irish medical journal, 90(1), 1997, pp. 28-28
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Irish medical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
03323102
Volume
90
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
28 - 28
Database
ISI
SICI code
0332-3102(1997)90:1<28:SFSS-A>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
'Saturday Flit, Short Sit' is a phrase recognised by 58% of our patien t population, The superstition implies that leaving hospital on a Satu rday is bad luck and will mean early re-admission to hospital. 13.7% o f all patients interviewed would refuse to go home on a Saturday and 4 0% of doctors would allow postponement of discharge because of the pat ients superstition.