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ArticleJournal of patient experience2021

A Content Analysis of Emergency Department Discharge Instructions for Acute Pediatric Febrile Illnesses: The Current State and Opportunities for Improvement.

Kevin M Overmann, Adam A Vukovic, Maria T Britto

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Article in Journal of patient experience, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kevin M OvermannDivision of Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4822-8018
Adam A VukovicDivision of Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Maria T BrittoDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quality emergency department (ED) discharge communication is critical to understanding of disease progression, home management, and return instructions. Addressing social aspects of disease burden are important to improving satisfaction and healthcare utilization. The objective of this study was to understand the extent to which written ED discharge instructions address multifaceted aspects of disease to meet the comprehensive needs of families with common childhood illnesses. We analyzed a national sample of 28 written discharge instructions from pediatric EDs using thematic and inductive content analysis. Seven themes were identified. Nearly all discharge instructions devoted a majority of content to themes related to disease physiology. Other themes common to instructions were related to parental instructions for caring for the child and when to return for further care. Content on caregiver reassurance, returning to daily activities, improving well-being, and promoting community health were not a focus of discharge instructions. Inclusion of multifaceted discharge materials which address both medical and social aspects of disease may help improve family-centered emergency care and the quality of care transitions for common childhood illnesses.

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emergency medicinepatient satisfactionpediatricsqualitative methodstransitions of care

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PMID34869843
PMCPMC8640326
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