Scoping Review of Adult Emergency Department Discharge Interventions
We found that interventions aimed at improving patient comprehension of discharge instructions were the most frequently studied and had the greatest impact on patient outcomes. This review highlights promising directions for patient-centered innovation; it also underscores the need for more research to optimize the adult ED discharge process and warrants a call to action.
Authors
- Andy Hickner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1922-3813)
- Lynn Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6272-7035)
- Peter A.D. Steel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2878-2804)
- Shriman Balasubramanian
- Gregory Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0586-3345)
- Mary-Kate Gorlick
- Pranita Talukder
Institutions
- Cornell University (US)
- New York Hospital Queens (US)
- New York Public Library (US)
- Presbyterian Hospital (US)
- Houston Health and Human Services Department (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-07-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5811/westjem.35264
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00