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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Commun Healthc. 2015 Mar;8(1):10–21. doi: 10.1179/1753807615Y.0000000001

Table 5.

Effect of teach-back compared with standard discharge on study outcomes in multivariable ordinal logistic regression models.

Outcomes n Odds ratio* (95% CI) P-value
Comprehension
    Diagnosis 220 1.35 (0.81–2.25) 0.25
    Testing in ED 219 1.01 (0.60–1.72) 0.96
    Treatments in ED 217 1.60 (0.94–2.73) 0.08
    Post-ED medications 219 1.84 (1.09–3.12) 0.02
    Post-ED self-care 206 1.83 (1.07–3.13) 0.03
    Post-ED follow-up 221 3.61 (2.09–6.22) < 0.0001
    Return instructions 213 1.26 (0.76–2.07) 0.37
Perceived comprehension
    Understanding of diagnosis 245 0.99 (0.62–1.58) 0.97
    Difficulty with diagnosis 245 0.68 (0.40–1.17) 0.17
    Understanding of ED care 244 1.13 (0.71–1.81) 0.61
    Difficulty with ED care 243 0.78 (0.41–1.47) 0.44
    Understanding of self-care 243 1.43 (0.88–2.33) 0.15
    Difficulty with self-care 243 1.18 (0.56–2.50) 0.67
    Understanding of return instructions 243 1.15 (0.71–1.84) 0.57
    Difficulty with return instructions 242 0.91 (0.47–1.74) 0.76
Patient satisfaction
    Satisfied with instructions 241 0.73 (0.38–1.42) 0.35
    Recommend ED 238 0.94 (0.56–1.57) 0.81
    Satisfied with ED time 219 0.68 (0.39–1.21) 0.19
    Satisfied with discharge instructions 217 0.78 (0.37–1.65) 0.51
*

Controlling for race.