The purpose of this study was to determine whether use of teach-back discharge instructions improve patient satisfaction and patients' self-reported and objective comprehension of discharge instructions in the emergency department when compared to standard discharge instructions.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
254
Patients are asked to repeat back in their own words their understanding of the discharge information that was provided to them.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital Emergency Department
St Louis, Missouri, United States
Objective comprehension
Concordance between audio taped comprehension compared to review of medical record using 5 level scale of concordance
Time frame: Questions evaluating comprehension were administered during the discharge interview immediately following discharge from the ED at the index visit (Day 1).
self-reported comprehension
self reported comprehension of discharge instructions for the following areas: emergency department (ED) course (Tests and treatment); Post-ED care (medication instructions; home instructions; follow-up instructions); Return instructions.
Time frame: Questions evaluating self-reported comprehension were administered during the discharge interview immediately following discharge from the ED at the index visit (Day 1).
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