title: Family-centered rounds and communication about discharge between families and inpatient medical teams.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Family-centered rounds (FCRs) are believed to enhance family-medical team communication.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess family knowledge of discharge plans on teams conducting FCRs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Families of inpatients within 24 hours of discharge were surveyed regarding discharge plans; answers were compared with medical documentation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 118 families, 70% knew discharge goals, whereas only 41% knew discharge day and 63% knew discharge medications. English speakers were more likely to report knowing discharge goals (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 3.9, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.2-12.2) and discharge medications (AOR = 3.2, 95% CI = 1.1-9.8) compared with Spanish speakers. Non-Hispanics were more likely to report knowing discharge day compared with Hispanics (AOR = 2.7, 95% CI = 1.1-6.6).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Families on teams that conduct FCRs are knowledgeable of discharge goals but less knowledgeable of discharge day and medications. Spanish-speaking and Hispanic families are less likely to report knowing discharge plans compared with English-speaking and non-Hispanic counterparts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. anusubramony@gmail.com
authors.forename: Anupama
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Subramony
authors.forename: Talia
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hametz
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003144:Communication Barriers; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D056164:Teaching Rounds / Q000379:methods*