The Effect of Discharge Training Based on Teach-Back Method on Discharge Readiness and Satisfaction: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Ayse Gullet, Sevinc Tastan
PMID 40698847WHAT IT FOUND
After lumbar disc herniation surgery, teach-back training with a booklet improved patients' readiness, satisfaction, and knowledge versus routine education; expected support did not differ.
Key findings
01Discharge training satisfaction was higher in the group that received teach-back training with a booklet than in the routine education group.
02Readiness for discharge was higher in the teach-back booklet group, except for expected support.
03Discharge knowledge was similar before training and higher afterward in the teach-back booklet group.
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What it does not show
Only 60 patients were randomized, although the planned sample was at least 68. The teach-back group also received a researcher-developed booklet, so the study cannot show whether teach-back alone caused the improvement. Outcomes were self-reported perceptions at discharge, and the study did not measure later recovery, complications, or readmission. The study was done in two state hospitals in Northern Cyprus, so the results may not apply to other settings. No blinding or dropout details are reported.
Declared interests
The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that teach-back alone caused the improvement. The training also used a researcher-developed booklet, and the study cannot separate the two components.