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Attitudes of physicians towards target groups and content of the discharge summary: a cross-sectional analysis in Styria, Austria.
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- Patient-centered discharge summaries to support safety and individual health literacy: a double-blind randomized controlled trial in Austria.BMC health services research · 2024Trial
- Diagnosis decoded: a taxonomy and natural language processing analysis of the diagnosis section in German hospital discharge summaries.Health care management science · 2025Article
- After-visit and discharge summaries: a scoping review of stakeholder perspectives and experiences.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Audit and Re-Audit of Discharge Summaries Completeness: A Strategy to Improve Patient Care Quality.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Diagnosis Documentation Done Right: Cross-Specialty Standard for the Diagnosis Section in German Discharge Summaries - A Mixed-Methods Study.Journal of general internal medicine · 2025Article
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- Deciphering clinical abbreviations with a privacy protecting machine learning system.Nature communications · 2022Article
- Structure, content, unsafe abbreviations, and completeness of discharge summaries: A retrospective analysis in a University Hospital in Austria.Journal of evaluation in clinical practice · 2021Article
- Design and preliminary evaluation of a newly designed patient-friendly discharge letter - a randomized, controlled participant-blind trial.BMC health services research · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe discharge summary (DS) represents one of the most important instruments to ensure a safe patient discharge from the hospital. They sometimes have poor quality in content and often include medical jargon, which the patient and their relatives cannot easily understand. Therefore, many risks for patient safety exist. This study investigated the questions for whom the DS is and which contents are necessary to ensure a safe treatment.
designCross-sectional analysis.
settingStyria, Austria.
participants3948 internal and external physicians were consulted.
interventionsAn online survey consisting of 24 questions was conducted. The survey was distributed to physicians working in the province of Styria, Austria, in 2018 over a period of 6 months. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Attitudes of internal and external physicians in terms of target group, content and health literacy.
resultsIn total, 1060 physicians participated in the survey. The DS is considered as a communication tool among physicians (97.9%) and the patients are also indicated as addressees (73.5%). Furthermore, there is a high level of agreement that understandable information in the DS leads to fewer questions of the patients (67.9%).
conclusionIn conclusion, the DS is not only seen as a document for the further treating physician but is also relevant for the patient. Incorporating the patient into their treatment at all levels may possibly strengthen the individual health literacy of the patient and their caring relatives.
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