Speak fast, use jargon, and don't repeat yourself: A randomized trial assessing the effectiveness of online videos to supplement emergency department discharge instructions

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Atzema, Clare L ^a,b,c   Austin, Peter C ^c   Wu, Libo ^b   Brzozowski, Michael ^a,b   Feldman, Michael J ^a,b   McDonnell, Michael ^a,b   Mazurik, Laurie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT DISCHARGE INSTRUCTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONLINE SYSTEM; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RECALL; SCORING SYSTEM; TELEPHONE; VIDEORECORDING;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84892948854     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077057     Document Type: Article

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