Why hospital staff sympathise with patients who self-discharge

Patients who discharge themselves from hospital should be viewed more positively say researchers, who discovered sympathy for their decision among hospital staff. Approximately 2% to 3% of patients discharge themselves from hospital against medical advice each year in the UK and US, with the numbers increasing each year. Many people who self discharge return to hospital, with readmissions costing £300 million in the UK and $2.6 billion in the US.