SynthesisPediatrics2017
Parental Management of Discharge Instructions: A Systematic Review.
Synthesis in Pediatrics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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51 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The Transition of Care Between Emergency Department and Primary Care: An Integrative Systematic Review.Journal of clinical nursing · 2025Pooled it
- Essential elements nurses have to address to promote a safe discharge in paediatrics: A systematic review and narrative synthesis.Nursing open · 2024Pooled it
- Risk factors associated with 31-day unplanned hospital readmission in newborns: a systematic review.European journal of pediatrics · 2023Pooled it
- Discharge communication practices in pediatric emergency care: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.Systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
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- Health Literacy-Informed Communication to Reduce Discharge Medication Errors in Hospitalized Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2024Trial
- Audio-Recorded Discharge Instructions for Limited English Proficient Parents: A Pilot Study.Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety · 2019Trial
- Medication Errors after Hospital Discharge among Families who use a Language other than English.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2026Article
- Caregiver Perspectives on Implementation of Discharge Plans for Children With Medical Complexity.Hospital pediatrics · 2026Article
- Provider-Recommended Strategies to Support Caregiver Needs After Inpatient Rehabilitation for Pediatric TBI.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Virtual Care Remuneration Policy and Postdischarge Follow-Up Trends.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Usability testing of two co-designed discharge communication tools for use in pediatric emergency departments: findings from the EDUCATE study.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Replay to Recover: A Modern Approach to Postoperative Instructions.Arthroscopy techniques · 2026Article
- Parental Self-Efficacy in Managing Pediatrics' Medications and Treatments in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Accuracy of Artificial Intelligence vs Professionally Translated Discharge Instructions.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Social support for family caregivers of children and youth with special health care needs for home care: a scoping review.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2025Article
- Follow-Up of Neonatal Hearing Screening in the Risk Factor Group for Hearing Loss: Results from a Tertiary Medical Center.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Pediatrician perspectives on barriers and facilitators to discharge instruction comprehension and adherence for parents of children with medical complexity.Journal of hospital medicine · 2024Article
- Pediatric Resident Communication of Hospital Discharge Instructions.Health literacy research and practice · 2023Article
- The Role of Hospitalists in Reducing Childhood Asthma Disparities: Time to Step Up?Hospital pediatrics · 2023Article
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9 authors.
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Abstract
contextParents often manage complex instructions when their children are discharged from the inpatient setting or emergency department (ED); misunderstanding instructions can put children at risk for adverse outcomes. Parents' ability to manage discharge instructions has not been examined before in a systematic review.
objectiveTo perform a systematic review of the literature related to parental management (knowledge and execution) of inpatient and ED discharge instructions. DATA SOURCES: We consulted PubMed/Medline, Embase, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and Cochrane CENTRAL (from database inception to January 1, 2017). STUDY SELECTION: We selected experimental or observational studies in the inpatient or ED settings in which parental knowledge or execution of discharge instructions were evaluated. DATA EXTRACTION: Two authors independently screened potential studies for inclusion and extracted data from eligible articles by using a structured form.
resultsSixty-four studies met inclusion criteria; most ( LIMITATIONS: The studies were primarily observational in nature.
conclusionsParents frequently make errors related to knowledge and execution of inpatient and ED discharge instructions. Researchers in the future should assess parental management of instructions for domains that are less well studied and focus on the design of interventions to improve discharge plan management.
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