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Patients’ and caregivers’ perspectives on factors that influence understanding of and adherence to hospital discharge instructions: a qualitative study
Karen Okrainec, Shoshana Hahn-Goldberg, Howard Abrams, Chaim M. Bell, Christine Soong, Michelle Hart, Beverley Shea, Sandra Schmidt, Amy Troup and Lianne Jeffs
July 18, 2019 7 (3) E478-E483; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20180208
Karen Okrainec
Open Lab (Okrainec, Hahn-Goldberg, Abrams, Troup), University Health Network; Division of General Internal Medicine (Okrainec, Abrams), University Health Network; Department of Medicine (Okrainec, Abrams, Bell, Soong) and Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Soong), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Bell, Soong), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Hart), Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Ont.; Bruyère Research Institute (Shea) and Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Shea); School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Shea), University of Ottawa; Bruyère Continuing Care (Schmidt), Ottawa, Ont.; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Jeffs), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
MD MScShoshana Hahn-Goldberg
Open Lab (Okrainec, Hahn-Goldberg, Abrams, Troup), University Health Network; Division of General Internal Medicine (Okrainec, Abrams), University Health Network; Department of Medicine (Okrainec, Abrams, Bell, Soong) and Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Soong), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Bell, Soong), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Hart), Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Ont.; Bruyère Research Institute (Shea) and Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Shea); School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Shea), University of Ottawa; Bruyère Continuing Care (Schmidt), Ottawa, Ont.; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Jeffs), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
PhDHoward Abrams
Open Lab (Okrainec, Hahn-Goldberg, Abrams, Troup), University Health Network; Division of General Internal Medicine (Okrainec, Abrams), University Health Network; Department of Medicine (Okrainec, Abrams, Bell, Soong) and Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Soong), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Bell, Soong), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Hart), Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Ont.; Bruyère Research Institute (Shea) and Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Shea); School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Shea), University of Ottawa; Bruyère Continuing Care (Schmidt), Ottawa, Ont.; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Jeffs), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
MDChaim M. Bell
Open Lab (Okrainec, Hahn-Goldberg, Abrams, Troup), University Health Network; Division of General Internal Medicine (Okrainec, Abrams), University Health Network; Department of Medicine (Okrainec, Abrams, Bell, Soong) and Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Soong), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Bell, Soong), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Hart), Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Ont.; Bruyère Research Institute (Shea) and Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Shea); School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Shea), University of Ottawa; Bruyère Continuing Care (Schmidt), Ottawa, Ont.; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Jeffs), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
MD PhDChristine Soong
Open Lab (Okrainec, Hahn-Goldberg, Abrams, Troup), University Health Network; Division of General Internal Medicine (Okrainec, Abrams), University Health Network; Department of Medicine (Okrainec, Abrams, Bell, Soong) and Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Soong), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Bell, Soong), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Hart), Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Ont.; Bruyère Research Institute (Shea) and Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Shea); School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Shea), University of Ottawa; Bruyère Continuing Care (Schmidt), Ottawa, Ont.; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Jeffs), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
MD MScMichelle Hart
Open Lab (Okrainec, Hahn-Goldberg, Abrams, Troup), University Health Network; Division of General Internal Medicine (Okrainec, Abrams), University Health Network; Department of Medicine (Okrainec, Abrams, Bell, Soong) and Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Soong), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Bell, Soong), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Hart), Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Ont.; Bruyère Research Institute (Shea) and Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Shea); School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Shea), University of Ottawa; Bruyère Continuing Care (Schmidt), Ottawa, Ont.; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Jeffs), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
MD MScCHBeverley Shea
Open Lab (Okrainec, Hahn-Goldberg, Abrams, Troup), University Health Network; Division of General Internal Medicine (Okrainec, Abrams), University Health Network; Department of Medicine (Okrainec, Abrams, Bell, Soong) and Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Soong), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Bell, Soong), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Hart), Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Ont.; Bruyère Research Institute (Shea) and Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Shea); School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Shea), University of Ottawa; Bruyère Continuing Care (Schmidt), Ottawa, Ont.; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Jeffs), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
RN PhDSandra Schmidt
Open Lab (Okrainec, Hahn-Goldberg, Abrams, Troup), University Health Network; Division of General Internal Medicine (Okrainec, Abrams), University Health Network; Department of Medicine (Okrainec, Abrams, Bell, Soong) and Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Soong), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Bell, Soong), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Hart), Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Ont.; Bruyère Research Institute (Shea) and Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Shea); School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Shea), University of Ottawa; Bruyère Continuing Care (Schmidt), Ottawa, Ont.; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Jeffs), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
RN MEdAmy Troup
Open Lab (Okrainec, Hahn-Goldberg, Abrams, Troup), University Health Network; Division of General Internal Medicine (Okrainec, Abrams), University Health Network; Department of Medicine (Okrainec, Abrams, Bell, Soong) and Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Soong), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Bell, Soong), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Hart), Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Ont.; Bruyère Research Institute (Shea) and Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Shea); School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Shea), University of Ottawa; Bruyère Continuing Care (Schmidt), Ottawa, Ont.; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Jeffs), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
BAScLianne Jeffs
Open Lab (Okrainec, Hahn-Goldberg, Abrams, Troup), University Health Network; Division of General Internal Medicine (Okrainec, Abrams), University Health Network; Department of Medicine (Okrainec, Abrams, Bell, Soong) and Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (Soong), University of Toronto; Division of General Internal Medicine (Bell, Soong), Mount Sinai Hospital; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Hart), Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, Ont.; Bruyère Research Institute (Shea) and Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (Shea); School of Epidemiology and Public Health (Shea), University of Ottawa; Bruyère Continuing Care (Schmidt), Ottawa, Ont.; Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute (Jeffs), St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ont.
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Patients’ and caregivers’ perspectives on factors that influence understanding of and adherence to hospital discharge instructions: a qualitative study
Karen Okrainec, Shoshana Hahn-Goldberg, Howard Abrams, Chaim M. Bell, Christine Soong, Michelle Hart, Beverley Shea, Sandra Schmidt, Amy Troup, Lianne Jeffs
Jul 2019, 7 (3) E478-E483; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20180208
Patients’ and caregivers’ perspectives on factors that influence understanding of and adherence to hospital discharge instructions: a qualitative study
Karen Okrainec, Shoshana Hahn-Goldberg, Howard Abrams, Chaim M. Bell, Christine Soong, Michelle Hart, Beverley Shea, Sandra Schmidt, Amy Troup, Lianne Jeffs
Jul 2019, 7 (3) E478-E483; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20180208