Improving Discharge Communication in the Emergency Department Through Information Structuring

Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2015
The goal of the proposed study is to assess the potential of information structuring for improving discharge communication. Specifically, the investigators aim to examine the advantages of an information-structuring skills training for physicians (compared to an empathy skills training) on discharge communication and associated patient outcomes, such as patients\' information recall and adherence to physician recommendations. The investigators hypothesize that patients receiving structured discharge information from their trained physicians will be able to recall more information and show higher adherence to recommendations relative to controls (i.e., patients receiving discharge information from doctors trained in empathy skills).
Epistemonikos ID: 0c249d4b4c7a950f042ae8fa5ae117ba1e6b2cd9
First added on: May 12, 2024