Role of diagnosis-specific information sheets in parents?? understanding of emergency department discharge instructions

Abstract

Although overall parental understanding of emergency department discharge instructions is good, understanding of the treatment instructions can be further improved with the use of diagnosis-specific information sheets.

Return Visits to the Emergency Department: The Patient Perspective

“…The majority of work in regard to improving discharge from the ED has focused on improving the actual discharge process itself, [24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36] and we find, perhaps as a result, that most patients do not report problems with this process. There is a small body of research exploring patient perspectives about inpatient readmissions.…”

Parental Management of Discharge Instructions: A Systematic Review

“…54 The remaining articles were written in English; 73% of all studies were performed in the United States. Other studies were performed in Canada, 33,36,38,52,57,69,86 Israel, 82,83 Australia, 59 Rwanda, 39 Taiwan, 89 India, 79 Uganda, 87 Saudi Arabia, 53 and Switzerland. 65 In the following sections, studies will be summarized by domain of care.…”

Diagnostic safety-netting

“…21,22 This may be particularly important in conditions in adults where memory could be affected. 23 While we improve the evidence base to underpin safety-netting, we recommend that all practising clinicians involved in first contact care try to implement the consensus recommendations on the basis of their own clinical experience.…”