Audio-Recorded Discharge Instructions for LEP Parents

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

83 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-03-10

Study Completion Date

2016-09-26

Brief Summary

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In this pilot study, limited English proficient (LEP) parents of children at Seattle Children's Hospital for day surgery will be randomized to usual discharge care or usual discharge plus language-concordant, audio-recorded instructions via recordable card. these cards are similar to recordable greeting cards, and can record up to 180 seconds of information. They can be played back over 100 times. We will follow-up with families 2-7 days later to assess satisfaction and comprehension of discharge instructions.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Limited English Proficiency Disparities

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Usual discharge care

Standard discharge instructions, meaning conversation with physician, usually via interpreter, along with written instructions compiled by the nurse. Written instructions include pre-translated handouts for common languages, and untranslated (English) patient-specific instructions.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Recordable card

Usual care, as above, plus patient-specific and standard instructions recorded in the patient's preferred language for care and given to them on a card to take home.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Recordable card

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions

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Recordable card

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Limited English proficient (LEP) parents of day surgery patients at Seattle Children's Hospital (main campus) who prefer one of the following languages for care: Spanish, Somali, Russian, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Mandarin, or Cantonese. Eligible parents are those receiving condition-specific discharge instructions about one or more of the following: a new medication, wound care, diet advancement, return precautions, or more than 1 follow-up appointment