Patient-centered discharge summaries to support safety and individual health literacy: a double-blind randomized controlled trial in Austria

• Main Authors: Christine Maria Schwarz (Author), Magdalena Hoffmann (Author), Christian Smolle (Author), Andrea Borenich (Author), Stefan Fürst (Author), Alexandru-Cristian Tuca (Author), Anna Katharina Holl (Author), Markus Gugatschka (Author), Victor Grogger (Author), Lars-Peter Kamolz (Author), Gerald Sendlhofer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background To ensure a safe patient discharge from hospital it is necessary to transfer all relevant information in a discharge summary (DS). The aim of this study was to evaluate a bundle of measures to improve the DS for physicians, nurses and patients. Methods In a double-blind, randomiz...