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.