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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PICTORIAL DISCHARGE ADVICE VERSUS STANDARD ADVICE FOLLOWING DISCHARGE FROM THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

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JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY NURSING
卷 47, 期 1, 页码 66-+

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2020.07.005

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Pictorial discharge advice; Pictograms; Emergency department; Systematic review

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This systematic review found that the use of pictorial discharge advice in the emergency department improved patient comprehension, compliance, and satisfaction with the advice, but had minimal impact on satisfaction with the ED visit. More research is needed to establish evidence-based best practices for quality discharge advice in the emergency department.
Introduction: Failure to provide adequate discharge advice to patients on leaving the emergency department can lead to poor understanding of and noncompliance with discharge instructions and consequently postdischarge complications or hospital readmissions. The use of pictographs to complement discharge advice has the potential to enhance patient recall and comprehension. The purpose of this paper was to determine the effectiveness of pictorial discharge advice compared with standard discharge advice in the emergency department. Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted. CINAHL, MEDLINE, ASSIA, and EMBASE were searched from inception to March 1, 2020, combining terms related to the emergency room, pictogram, and randomized trials as appropriate. Randomized trials reporting on the use of pictorial discharge advice in the emergency department were eligible for inclusion. Outcome measures were comprehension, compliance with advice, satisfaction with advice and the ED visit, and reattendance rates. The Cochrane risk of bias tool was used to assess bias in the included studies. Results: Four studies were identified as eligible and included in the review. Pictorial discharge advice improved comprehension, compliance, and patient satisfaction with the advice, but not satisfaction with the ED visit when compared with standard discharge advice. None of the included studies measured reattendance rates. Discussion: The results of this systematic review support the use of pictorial discharge advice. However, few studies exist; none had a low risk of bias overall, and 3 were published over 12 years ago. This finding highlights a need for further research to inform evidence-based best practices on optimal methods for providing quality discharge advice in the emergency department.

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