Patient understanding of discharge instructions in the emergency department: do different patients need different approaches?

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Previous studies have demonstrated that patients have poor understanding of the discharge instructions provided from the emergency department (ED). The aims of this study are to determine if patient factors, such as income and level of education, correlate with patient understanding of discharge instructions and to explore if different patient populations prefer different resources for receiving discharge instructions. METHODS:We conducted live observations of physicians providing discharge instructions in the ED to 100 patients followed by a patient survey to determine their understanding in four domains (diagnosis, treatment plan, follow-up instructions, and return to ED (RTED) instructions) and collect patient demographics. We enrolled patients over the age of 18 being discha

SUBMITTER: Sheikh H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5805670 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature