Trial reportJournal of health communication2012
Improving care transitions: the patient perspective.
Trial report in Journal of health communication, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Patient outcomes after implementation of transitional care protocols in elective neurosurgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurosurgical review · 2024Pooled it
- The role and the composition of a liaison team to facilitate the transition of adolescents and young adults: an umbrella review.European journal of pediatrics · 2023Pooled it
- Identifying the Optimal Role for Pharmacists in Care Transitions: A Systematic Review.Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy · 2015Pooled it
- The effect of a pharmacy-led transitional care program on medication-related problems post-discharge: A before-After prospective study.PloS one · 2019Trial
- Scoping Review of Kidney Patients and Providers Perspectives on Disaster Management.Kidney international reports · 2025Article
- What do readers need? Qualitative requirements of medical discharge summaries from the recipients' perspective.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Article
- From Risk and Vulnerability to Preparedness and Resiliency: An Opinion Piece on Championing Disaster and Emergency Risk Reduction and Management in Kidney Care.Canadian journal of kidney health and disease · 2025Article
- Nurse-led medication management as a critical component of transitional care for preventing drug-related problems.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2024Review
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- Patient perceptions and experiences with medication-related activities in the emergency department: a qualitative study.BMJ open quality · 2023Article
- Patient Perspectives on Care Transitions From Hospital to Home.JAMA network open · 2022Article
- Evaluation of the association of length of stay in hospital and outcomes.International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care · 2022Article
- Co-development of a transitions in care bundle for patient transitions from the intensive care unit: a mixed-methods analysis of a stakeholder consensus meeting.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Medication Supports at Transitions Between Hospital and Other Care Settings: A Rapid Scoping Review.Patient preference and adherence · 2022Article
- Frequent identical admission-readmission episodes are associated with increased mortality.Clinical medicine (London, England) · 2021Article
- Pharmaceutical Discharge Management: Implementation in Swiss Hospitals Compared to International Guidelines.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- A Scoping Review on How to Make Hospitals health Literate Healthcare Organizations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Patients' and providers' perspectives on medication relatedness and potential preventability of hospital readmissions within 30 days of discharge.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2020Observational
- Medication-Focused Patient Counseling Upon Discharge: A Feasibility Study of Effect on Patient Satisfaction.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Engaging patients to access the community pharmacy medicine review service after discharge from hospital: a cross-sectional study in England.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2019Article
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Abstract
After hospital discharge, patients commonly suffer potentially avoidable adverse events and hospital readmissions. As hospitals implement interventions to improve discharge transitions, it is important to understand patients' perspectives on which intervention components are most beneficial. This study examined a sample of 125 patients randomized to the intervention arm of the Pharmacist Intervention for Low Literacy in Cardiovascular Disease study who completed a telephone survey about the helpfulness of different components of the intervention, which included medication reconciliation, inpatient counseling, simple adherence aids, and telephone follow-up. The majority of patients indicated that it was "very helpful" to speak with a pharmacist about their medications before discharge (72.8%), particularly about how to take the medications and how to prevent and manage side effects. Receiving an illustrated medication list (69.6%) and a follow-up phone call after discharge (68.0%) were also considered very helpful. Patients with limited health literacy indicated the greatest benefit. Patients also reported feeling more comfortable speaking with their outpatient providers about their medications after receiving the intervention. In conclusion, patients--particularly those with limited health literacy--found a hospital pharmacist-based intervention to be very helpful and empowering.
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