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- The discharge summary (DS) is crucial for ensuring safe patient discharge, but often contains complex medical jargon that can confuse patients and their families, leading to potential safety risks.
- An online survey was conducted with 3948 physicians in Styria, Austria, to assess their views on the DS's target audience, necessary content, and the importance of health literacy.
- Results showed that most physicians see the DS as a communication tool for both medical staff and patients, with a consensus that providing clear information can reduce patient queries and enhance overall health literacy.
Article Abstract
Objectives: The discharge summary (DS) represents one of the most important instruments to ensure a safe patient discharge from the hospital. They sometimes have poor quality in content and often include medical jargon, which the patient and their relatives cannot easily understand. Therefore, many risks for patient safety exist. This study investigated the questions for whom the DS is and which contents are necessary to ensure a safe treatment.
Design: Cross-sectional analysis.
Setting: Styria, Austria.
Participants: 3948 internal and external physicians were consulted.
Interventions: An online survey consisting of 24 questions was conducted. The survey was distributed to physicians working in the province of Styria, Austria, in 2018 over a period of 6 months.
Main Outcomes And Measures: Attitudes of internal and external physicians in terms of target group, content and health literacy.
Results: In total, 1060 physicians participated in the survey. The DS is considered as a communication tool among physicians (97.9%) and the patients are also indicated as addressees (73.5%). Furthermore, there is a high level of agreement that understandable information in the DS leads to fewer questions of the patients (67.9%).
Conclusion: In conclusion, the DS is not only seen as a document for the further treating physician but is also relevant for the patient. Incorporating the patient into their treatment at all levels may possibly strengthen the individual health literacy of the patient and their caring relatives.
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