Assessment of Patient Education Delivered at Time of Hospital Discharge.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Patient education at time of hospital discharge is critical for smooth transitions of care; however, empirical data regarding discharge communication are limited.

Objective

To describe whether key communication domains (medication changes, follow-up appointments, disease self-management, red flags, question solicitation, and teach-back) were addressed at the bedside on the day of hospital discharge, by whom, and for how long.

Design, setting, and participants

This quality improvement study was conducted from September 2018 through October 2019 at inpatient medicine floors in 2 urban, tertiary-care teaching hospitals and purposefully sampled patients designated as "discharge before noon." Data analysis was performed from September 2018 to May 2020.

Exposu

SUBMITTER: Trivedi SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10028544 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature