Enhancing Patient Understanding of Hospitalization and Post-Discharge Needs: The Impact of Physician-Led Verbal Communication and Teach-Back Method.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Safe transitions of care post inpatient hospitalization require robust communication practices during the discharge process to ensure patient understanding.

Objective

To determine if physician-led patient communication, inclusive of written and verbal instructions with the teach-back method, improves patient understanding of hospitalization and post-discharge needs.

Design

This pre-post study was piloted at an urban, 600-bed, academic tertiary care hospital over a 3-month period.

Participants

Study participants included adult patients admitted to the hospitalist medical teaching service (MTS).

Intervention

Study participants received both a written summary and verbal instruction reinforced with teach-back method. The instruction included the f

SUBMITTER: Parikh P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12325820 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature