Smith P, Andrews J
Age Ageing. 1983 Nov;12(4):336-42. doi: 10.1093/ageing/12.4.336.
Thirty-five consecutive discharges from three admission wards were seen in hospital shortly before discharge and followed up 3-12 days after returning home. Various aspects of after-care were assessed, particularly in relation to drug compliance and understanding of treatment. Of the 30 on regular medication, 92% of those visited at home achieved over 95% compliance, despite the fact that most did not understand the purpose of their drug therapy. Much additional information was discovered, including the fact that many family doctors visited patients fairly soon when informed of discharge by telephone instead of by the normal posted discharge summary.
在出院前不久，对来自三个收治病房的连续35名出院患者进行了院访，并在他们回家后3至12天进行了随访。对出院后的各个方面进行了评估，特别是在药物依从性和对治疗的理解方面。在30名接受常规药物治疗的患者中，尽管大多数人不了解其药物治疗的目的，但在家中接受访视的患者中有92%的依从性超过了95%。还发现了许多其他信息，包括许多家庭医生在通过电话而非正常邮寄的出院小结得知患者出院后，很快就对患者进行了访视。
