Health Literacy, Health Confidence, and Simulation: A Novel Approach to Patient Education to Reduce Readmissions

Conclusions: Data collected included the following: Participation in Simulation Laboratory (SIM LAB) experience: During the time frame of the project, 323 patients were identified as eligible for participation in the project. Of those identified as eligible, there were 130 patients who completed the intervention (37.15%).Readmission events within 30 days from index admission: The intervention period (January–December 2019) noted a readmission rate for the target population of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/congestive heart failure of 10.12% compared with a readmission rate of 21.05% for the nonparticipation group.Patient self-evaluation of ability to care (pre/postintervention test): The average preintervention test score of the participants was 39.6/50, whereas the average postintervention test score increased to 50.2, a 21% increase in perceived knowledge base.Patient self-evaluation of health confidence score (pre/postintervention): SIM LAB participants' average health confidence score prior to the intervention was 6.71 (under the baseline desired 7.0 or 0.95/1.00 desired outcome) and postintervention was 8.74 (significantly higher than the 7.0 baseline or 1.25/1.00 desired outcome). The net gain is noted as 2.03 points on the 10-point scale. Implications for Case Management Practice: Patient perspective on why readmission occurred should always be explored and taken into consideration.Health literacy/confidence is a key Social Determin...
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