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This is a study to compare patient knowledge about the indications of their medications between two sites. Regions Hospital has a population of patients that receive the medication indication on the label for any new or changed medications at the time of patient discharge. Brigham Women's Health follows a standard policy of discharge medication labels including the name of the medication and instructions for use without any indication of what the medication is intended to treat. Consented patient will receive a phone call where researchers will ask about which medications they are taking and other questions about those medications.
The study population will be patients recently discharged from the hospital with 1 or more new or changed medications
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Medication indication on the label | Patients discharged from Regions Hospital (St. Paul, MN) where we have implemented a standard process of printing the indication for all new medications on the prescription bottle. |
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| No medication indication given | Patients discharged from Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston, MA) where there is no requirement for providing information on medication indications to patients at discharge. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medication knowledge | Other | Participants will be asked questions over the phone about their medications |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Medication Knowledge Questionnaire | Scripted questionnaire administered on patients knowledge of their medication indications who received new, changed, or continued medications at discharge via phone call. Questions are focused on understand of relationship of the medication and what symptom or disease it is teaching. | up to 5 days |
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The study population will be patients recently discharged from the hospital with 1 or more new or changed medications.
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Brigham and Women's Hospital | Boston | Massachusetts | 02115 | United States | ||
| Regions Hospital |
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| ID | Term |
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| D063046 | Patient Medication Knowledge |
| ID | Term |
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| D057220 | Health Literacy |
| D054626 | Consumer Health Information |
| D006266 | Health Education |
| D011314 | Preventive Health Services |
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| Saint Paul |
| Minnesota |
| 55101 |
| United States |
| D006296 | Health Services |
| D005159 | Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services |