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Patients' perceptions of hospital discharge informational content. Clin Nurs Res 2008 Aug;17(3):200-19

Date

07/12/2008

Pubmed ID

18617708

DOI

10.1177/1054773808320406

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-46749120225 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   70 Citations

Abstract

Ensuring that patients' informational needs have been met prior to hospital discharge sets the stage for successful self-management of recovery at home. This secondary analysis study aims to identify differences in the amount of discharge teaching content needed and received by adult medical-surgical patients on the basis of their sociodemographic characteristics and hospitalization-related factors. The Quality of Discharge Teaching Scale (QDTS) is used to measure patients' perceptions of the amount of discharge-related informational content they needed and received. Eighty-nine percent of patients receive more informational content than they perceived they needed. Nonwhite patients report more content needed than White patients. Patients with prior hospitalizations and cardiac patients report greater amounts of content received. The QDTS content subscales provide a mechanism for assessing patient perceptions of discharge informational needs and discharge content received that can be used for clinical practice and quality monitoring.

Author List

Maloney LR, Weiss ME

Author

Marianne Weiss DNSc Associate Professor in the College of Nursing department at Marquette University

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Aged, 80 and over
Analysis of Variance
Attitude to Health
Cross-Sectional Studies
Curriculum
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Inpatients
Male
Middle Aged
Midwestern United States
Needs Assessment
Nurse's Role
Nursing Assessment
Nursing Methodology Research
Patient Discharge
Patient Education as Topic
Psychological Theory
Quality of Health Care
Self Care
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires