Investigating discharge communication for chronic disease patients in three hospitals in India.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Poor discharge communication is associated with negative health outcomes in high-income countries. However, quality of discharge communication has received little attention in India and many other low and middle-income countries.

Primary objective

To investigate verbal and documented discharge communication for chronic non-communicable disease (NCD) patients.

Secondary objective

To explore the relationship between quality of discharge communication and health outcomes.

Methods

Design

Prospective study.

Setting

Three public hospitals in Himachal Pradesh and Kerala states, India.

Participants

546 chronic NCD (chronic respiratory disease, cardiovascular disease or diabetes) patients. Piloted questionnaires were completed at admissi

SUBMITTER: Humphries C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7159187 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature