Georgia Tobiano, Sharon Latimer, Elizabeth Manias, Andrea P Marshall, Megan Rattray, Kim Jenkinson, Trudy Teasdale, Kellie Wren, Wendy Chaboyer
Patients can experience medication-related harm and hospital readmission because they do not understand or adhere to post-hospital medication instructions. Increasing patient medication literacy and, in turn, participation in medication conversations could be a solution. The purposes of this study were to co-design and test an intervention to enhance patient participation in hospital discharge medication communication. In terms of methods, co-design, a collaborative approach where stakeholders design solutions to problems, was used to develop a prototype medication communication intervention...
March 16, 2024: International Journal for Quality in Health Care