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Table 4 Proportion of patients with comprehension deficits

From: The impact of teach-back on patient recall and understanding of discharge information in the emergency department: the Emergency Teach-Back (EM-TeBa) study

 

Control group

Intervention group

N (%)

N (%)

Baseline

(N = 239)

(N = 244)

 Deficit in at least one domain

117 (49.0)

29 (11.9)

1. Diagnosis

45 (18.8)

6 (2.5)

2. Treatment

52 (21.8)

10 (4.1)

3. Follow-up consultations

31 (13.4)

9 (3.8)

4. Return precautions

59 (41.3)

13 (8.1)

Follow-up

(N = 194)

(N = 217)

 Deficit in at least one domain

103 (53.1)

74 (34.1)

1. Diagnosis

37 (19.1)

18 (8.3)

2. Treatment

50 (25.8)

20 (9.2)

3. Follow-up consultations

23 (12.1)

13 (6.1)

4. Return precautions

56 (51.4)

43 (30.1)