Improving In-hospital and Post-discharge Patient Education for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Launched by MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN · Sep 12, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

The study will address three aims: (1) identify factors that help and hinder providing in-ED education to patients with mTBI prior to discharge; (2) examine the impact of tailored implementation strategies on ED providers' provision of in-ED patient education; and (3) evaluate the impact of providing patient education in the ED and through a mobile Health (mHealth) tool post-discharge on patient-level outcomes after mTBI.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• ED clinicians:
• • • Faculty attending physician, advanced practice professional (APP), resident, fellow, or nurse who practices in an eligible Froedtert \& Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) emergency department
• Patients-Survey Cohort:
• • Seen and discharged from a Froedtert \& MCW emergency department.
• • Age 18 or older.
• • Has a clinical diagnosis of TBI, as reflected by a relevant International Classification of Disease-10th Edition (ICD-10) code or other evidence (e.g., diagnosis and educational information in the After Visit Summary)
• • Speaks English or Spanish.
• Patients-Chart Review Only:
• • Seen and discharged from a Froedtert \& MCW emergency department.
• • Age 18 or older.
• • Has a clinical diagnosis of TBI, as reflected by a relevant ICD-10 code or other evidence (e.g., diagnosis and educational information in the After Visit Summary).
• Exclusion Criteria:
• ED clinicians:
• • • Providers that do not practice in a Froedtert \& Medical College of Wisconsin emergency department.
• • Patients-Survey Cohort.
• • In protective custody.
• • On psychiatric hold.
• • Is not own decision maker (e.g., activated healthcare power of attorney).
• • Indicated Do Not Contact in their research contact preferences.
• • Left the emergency department prematurely (e.g., against medical advice).
• • History of serious health condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with engagement in or validity of the survey (e.g., active thought disorder; terminal cancer; dementia).
• Patients-Chart Review Only:
• • • Minors under the age of 18.