Table 5 Percentage of patients’ preference for different methods of receiving discharge instructions for the 100 patients surveyed. Patients were asked to provide a maximum of two methods
Preferred method for receiving discharge instructions | < $25,000 (%) | $25,000–$90,000 (%) | > $90,000 (%) | All patients |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Face-to-face with MD | 76.9 | 92.5 | 73.7 | 81 |
Face-to-face with RN | 17.9 | 25 | 31.6 | 23 |
Follow-up phone call with RN | 20.5 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Physical handout | 25.6 | 15 | 26.3 | 21 |
Online resources | 7.7 | 7.5 | 26.3 | 11 |
Brief video in ED | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 |
None | 2.6 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 3 |
Other | 2.6 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 |