Health Literacy and Cardiac Medication Education: A Quality Improvement Study Using Teach-Back
The teach-back method significantly improved patient comprehension and short-term retention of discharge medication instructions. It is a feasible, low-cost strategy that can be effectively implemented in inpatient cardiology settings to address HL-related communication gaps and support safer transitions of care.
Authors
- Khushal Choudhary
- Robert J. MacFadyen
- Philip Otterbeck
- Sneha Annie Sebastian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4639-0860)
- Inderbir Padda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9626-8965)
- Harshan Atwal
- Paul Karroum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2830-2866)
- Sonam Chandi
- Charles Sineri
- Inderjeet Bharaj
Institutions
- Apple (Israel) (IL)
- Royal College of Art (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal for Healthcare Quality
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/jhq.0000000000000497
- Primary Topic
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00