Enhancing Patient Understanding of Hospitalization and Post-Discharge Needs: The Impact of Physician-Led Verbal Communication and Teach-Back Method
While standard discharge practice involves only a printed discharge packet, the use of a written summary of instructions and verbal reinforcement using teach-back methods improves patient understanding and health literacy of post-discharge needs during transitions of care.
Authors
- Payal Parikh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4834-3366)
- Naveena Yanamala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4454-4240)
- Priya Jaisinghani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6298-1607)
- Srivarsha Kaloth
- Sarang Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9550-1673)
- Anagha Konakanchi
Institutions
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Princeton University (US)
- Princeton Public Schools (US)
- Johnson University (US)
- New York University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of General Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-025-09510-w
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 14.08