Discharge instruction comprehension by older adults in the emergency department: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Older adults are at high risk of adverse health outcomes in the post-emergency department (ED) discharge period. Prior work has shown that discharged older adults have variable understanding of their discharge instructions which may contribute to these outcomes. To identify discharge comprehension gaps amenable to future interventions, we utilize meta-analysis to determine patient comprehension across five domains of discharge instructions: diagnosis, medications, self-care, routine follow-up, and return precautions.

Methods

Using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, two reviewers sourced evidence from databases including Medline (PubMed), EMBASE, Web of Science, CINAHL, and Google Scholar (for gray literature). Publicat

SUBMITTER: Haimovich AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11560540 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature