Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Publication Date
5-2020
Publisher
Elsevier
Source Publication
Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Source ISSN
0882-5963
Original Item ID
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2020.02.041
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of the Engaging Parents in Education for Discharge (ePED) iPad application on parent experiences of hospital discharge teaching and care coordination. Hypotheses were: parents exposed to discharge teaching using ePED will have 1) higher quality of discharge teaching and 2) better care coordination than parents exposed to usual discharge teaching. The secondary purpose examined group differences in the discharge teaching, care coordination, and 30-day readmissions for parents of children with and without a chronic condition.
Design/Methods
Using a quasi-experimental design, ePED was implemented on one inpatient unit (n = 211) and comparison group (n = 184) from a separate unit at a pediatric academic medical center. Patient experience outcome measures collected on day of discharge included Quality of Discharge Teaching Scale-Delivery (QDTS-D) and care coordination measured by Care Transition Measure (CTM). Thirty-day readmission was abstracted from records.
Results
Parents taught using ePED reported higher QDTS-D scores than parents without ePED (p = .002). No differences in CTM were found between groups. Correlations between QDTS-D and CTM were small for ePED (r = 0.14, p 0.03) and non-ePED (r = 0.29, p < .001) parent groups. CTM was weakly associated with 30-day readmissions in the ePED group.
Conclusion
The use of ePED by the discharging nurse enhances parent-reported quality of discharge teaching.
Practice implications
The ePED app is a theory-based structured conversation guide to engage parents in discharge preparation. Nursing implementation of ePED contributes to optimizing the patient/family healthcare experience.
Recommended Citation
Lerret, Stacee M.; Johnson, Norah L.; Polfuss, Michele; Weiss, Marianne E.; Gralton, Karen; Klingbeil, Carol; Gibson, Cori A.; Garnier-Villarreal, Mauricio; Ahamed, Sheikh Iqbal; Adib, Riddhiman; Unteutsch, Rachel; Pawela, Louis; White-Traut, Rosemary; and Sawin, Kathleen J., "Using the Engaging Parents in Education for Discharge (ePED) iPad Application to Improve Parent Discharge Experience" (2020). College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications. 657.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/nursing_fac/657
Comments
Accepted version. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, Vol. 52 (May-June 2020): 41-48. DOI. This article is © Elsevier. Used with permission.