This single-center randomized controlled trial evaluated whether a structured flipped-discharge education model improves discharge readiness and short-term outcomes compared with routine discharge education in adults with malignant obstructive jaundice managed with percutaneous transhepatic cholangiodrainage (PTCD). Participants were randomized 1:1 to flipped-discharge education or routine education and followed for approximately 28 days after discharge.
Adults with malignant obstructive jaundice undergoing PTCD at Foshan First People's Hospital were assigned in a 1:1 ratio to a structured flipped-discharge education intervention or routine discharge education. The flipped-discharge model included staged education beginning before discharge, individualized nursing planning, competency-focused catheter-care teaching, and weekly telephone or video follow-up during the first 4 weeks after discharge. The comparator group received routine health education, including standard written and verbal PTCD catheter care instructions and discharge precautions. The primary endpoint was readiness for hospital discharge assessed around Day 28. Secondary endpoints included family function, self-care capacity, quality of life, laboratory markers, and catheter-related complications during 1-month follow-up.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
80
Structured education delivered by a multidisciplinary team, including PTCD catheter-care training, individualized discharge planning, and weekly telehealth follow-up during the first 4 weeks after discharge.
Standard discharge education delivered by healthcare providers, including self-guided review of health manuals, verbal explanation of PTCD catheter care, and a checklist of post-discharge precautions.
Foshan First People's Hospital
Foshan, Guangdong, China
Readiness for hospital discharge as assessed by the Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale (RHDS)-Adult Form
The Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale (RHDS)-Adult Form measures patient readiness to return home following acute care hospitalization. According to the scale developer, the RHDS score is calculated by adding the item scores and dividing by the number of items to obtain a mean item score. Possible scores range from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating greater readiness for hospital discharge and therefore a better outcome.
Time frame: Approximately 28 days after discharge
Family functioning as assessed by the Family APGAR
The Family APGAR is a 5-item scale that assesses satisfaction with family functioning. Each item is scored from 0 to 2, and the total score ranges from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating better family functioning and therefore a better outcome.
Time frame: Approximately 28 days after discharge
Self-care agency as assessed by the Exercise of Self-Care Agency Scale (ESCA)
The Exercise of Self-Care Agency Scale (ESCA) assesses an individual's self-care agency. This 35-item scale is scored on a 5-point Likert scale from 0 to 4 for each item, yielding a total score ranging from 0 to 140. Higher scores indicate greater self-care agency and therefore a better outcome.
Time frame: Approximately 28 days after discharge
Physical health quality of life as assessed by the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument, Short Form (WHOQOL-BREF)
The World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument, Short Form (WHOQOL-BREF) assesses quality of life across four domains. The physical health domain score is calculated using the standard WHOQOL-BREF scoring method. Scores range from 4 to 20, with higher scores indicating better quality of life in the physical health domain.
Time frame: Approximately 28 days after discharge
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