Health literacy-informed communication to reduce discharge medication errors in hospitalized children: a randomized clinical trial.
Carroll AR, Johnson JA, Stassun JC, et al. Health literacy-informed communication to reduce discharge medication errors in hospitalized children: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2024;7(1):e2350969. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.50969.
Parents administering liquid medication to children can experience difficulties in administering correct doses. This prospective, randomized trial provided either standard discharge medication instructions or an intervention which included teach-back and pictograms. Parents in the intervention arm were less likely to have dosing errors and demonstrated greater recall of medication dose and duration.