Caregiver's Recall of Stroke Discharge Education Exceeds Patients and Is Associated With Greater Satisfaction.

ABSTRACT: Stroke survivors and their caregivers report not receiving enough information at discharge. To identify strengths and weaknesses of stroke discharge education, we delivered questionnaires that assessed patient and caregiver recall, perceived utility, and satisfaction at discharge as well as 1- and 3-month follow-up. Categorical data of responses were compared between time periods using Fischer exact test. Recall significantly differed between discharge (86%) and 1-month follow-up (54%, P < .05), but not discharge and 3-month follow-up (69%). Patient perceived utility at both 1 month (69%) and 3 months (64%) was lower than at discharge (92%, P < .05). Patient satisfaction was lower at 1 month (69%) and 3 months (54%) than discharge (92%, P < .05). Caregiver recall decli

SUBMITTER: Heiberger CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7705846 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature