John de Heide

Chapter 8 142 Table 3. Outcome patient questionnaire. Group I n=47, 85% response Group II n = 45, 79% response Absolute difference P-value Response on the clarity of the information presented at the discharge talk Overall clarity 8.6 (1.2) 8.8 (1.0) +0.2 0.55 Post discharge instructions 8.8 (1.2) 8.9 (1.0) +0.1 0.53 Possible complications 8.7 (1.2) 8.9 (1.1) +0.2 0.43 Expected recovery process 8.6 (1.4) 8.7 (1.2) +0.1 0.74 New or altered medication 9.0 (1.3) 8.9 (1.1) -0.1 0.61 Response on the clarity of the way the discharge information was written Clearly written 8.8 (1.0) 8.7 (1.0) -0.1 0.73 Comprehensible 8.9 (1.0) 8.7 (1.0) -0.2 0.58 Specific for the patient 8.6 (1.3) 8.7 (1.4) +0.1 0.82 Did discharge information help after discharge 8.4 (1.5) 8.4 (1.3) 0 0.87 Significant if P-value ≤ 0.05, determined with Pearson's chi-squared test. Table 4. Outcome healthcare provider questionnaire. Nurses n=8 Nurse practitioners n=3 Overall clarity 8.4 (0.8) 7.7 (0.6) Time taken NA Traditional discharge info <5 min 1 (12) 5–10 min 7 (88) >10 min - Personalised discharge info <5 min 7 (88) 5–10 min 1 (12) >10 min - Would like to continue personalized discharge info 8 (100) 3 (100) All data is depicted as mean (SD) or as n (%) where applicable.

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