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.
Empowering Patients: Simplifying Discharge Instructions
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