Communication at discharge is an important part of high-quality emergency department (ED)
care. This review describes the existing literature on patient understanding and …

Background Asthma is the most common chronic childhood illness and is a leading cause
for paediatric admission to hospital. Asthma management for children results in substantial …

OBJECTIVE: To perform a systematic review of the literature related to parental
management (knowledge and execution) of inpatient and ED discharge instructions. DATA …

Rationale: An acute-care visit for asthma often signals a management failure. Although a
written action plan is effective when combined with self-management education and regular …

METHODS Two sets of keywords were selected for the systematic literature review. The first
set included the following terms: emergency asthma; status asthmaticus; acute asthma; …

Background The majority of children receiving care in the emergency department (ED) are
discharged home, making discharge communication a key component of quality emergency …

There is expansive literature documenting the presence of health disparities, but there are
disproportionately few studies describing interventions to reduce disparity. In this narrative …

Objectives Emergency department (ED) discharge requires conveying critical information in
a time‐limited and distracting setting. Limited health literacy may put patients at risk of …

BACKGROUND: Studies in urban emergency departments (EDs) have found poor quality of
chronic asthma care and identified beliefs and barriers associated with low rates of follow-up …

OBJECTIVES: To describe the follow-up care within 28 days of an emergency department
(ED) visit for asthma and to determine the association of follow-up visits within 28 days with …