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KMID : 0385920120230050712
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Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2012 Volume.23 No. 5 p.712 ~ p.720
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The Efficacy of Discharge Instructions Provided by a Tablet Personal Computer for Aiding the Comprehension and Satisfaction of Patients with Ureteral Stones
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Kim Hyung-Kyu
Ahn Jung-Hwan
You Ji-Young
Ha Seung-Min
Choi Jun-Hyeok
Cho Gyu-Chong
Sohn You-Dong
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was conducted in order to evaluate the possibility of improving the comprehension and satisfaction of patients discharged after receiving discharge instructions using a tablet personal computer (tablet PC), compared with conventional discharge instructions.
Methods: A randomized, prospective, consecutive, exploratory study was conducted on patients with ureteral stones in an emergency department (ED). The patients’ objective comprehension, satisfaction, and subjective comprehension regarding their discharge instructions were compared with regard to discharge instruction (traditional verbal method, N=53 versus tablet PC method, N=53).
Results: No statistically significant differences in age, gender, or level of education were observed between the two groups. The mean number of correct answers regarding ureteral stones on the questionnaire was 2.35+/-1.02 in the conventional group (CG) and 3.37+/-0.9 in the tablet PC group (TG) (p<0.05). The score for satisfaction was 7.75 in the CG and 8.03 in the TG (p>0.05). The subjective comprehension score was 7.42 in the CG and 7.8 in the TG (p>0.05).
Conclusion: Objective comprehension of ureteral stones showed improvement in the group with discharge instructions provided by the tablet PC. However, satisfaction and subjective comprehension did not show improvement
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KEYWORD
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Handheld computer, Computer assisted instruction, Patient discharge, Urolithiasis
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