Empowering Patients: Simplifying Discharge Instructions

This 2021 article by Charisma DeSai et al. describes a study. In the study, researchers found that a simple, easy-to-read, concise page developed with patient input significantly improved patients’ understanding of their treatment and discharge plan in the emergency department.


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Education
Topic
Hospital Discharge
Audience
Health Care Professionals, Health Educators and Patient Educators, Researchers and Academics
Setting
Emergency and Urgent Care, Research Settings
Level
Advanced