title: A feasibility study of the provision of a personalized interdisciplinary audiovisual summary to facilitate care transfer care at hospital discharge: Care Transfer Video (CareTV).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the feasibility and patient acceptance of a personalized interdisciplinary audiovisual record to facilitate effective communication with patients, family, carers and other healthcare workers at hospital discharge.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive pilot study utilizing a study-specific patient feedback questionnaire conducted from October 2013 to June 2014.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty General Medical inpatients being discharged from an Acute General Medical Ward in a metropolitan teaching hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Audiovisual record of a CareTV filmed at the patient's bedside by a consultant-led interdisciplinary team, within 24 h prior to discharge from the ward, provided immediately for the patient to take home. Patient surveys were completed within 2 weeks of discharge.
  
  
  METHODS
  Technical quality, utilization, acceptability, patient satisfaction and recall of diagnosis, medication changes and post-discharge review arrangements.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All patients had watched their CareTV either alone or in the presence of a variety of others: close family, their GP, a medical specialist, friends or other health personnel. Participating patients had good understanding of the video content and recall of their diagnosis, medication changes and post-discharge plans. Patient feedback was overwhelmingly positive.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the context of a General Medical Unit with extensive experience in interdisciplinary bedside rounding and teamwork, CareTV is simple to implement, inexpensive, technically feasible, requires minimal staff training and is acceptable to patients. The results of this pilot study will inform and indicate the feasibility of conducting a larger randomized control trial of the impact of CareTV on patient satisfaction, medication adherence and recall of key information, and primary healthcare provider satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia General Medicine, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Harvey H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Newnham
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia General Medicine, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Harry H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Gibbs
authors.affiliation: General Medicine, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Edward S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Ritchie
authors.affiliation: General Medicine, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Karen I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Hitchcock
authors.affiliation: General Medicine, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Vathy
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nagalingam
authors.affiliation: General Medicine, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hoiles
authors.affiliation: General Medicine, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Ed
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.affiliation: General Medicine, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Georgeson
authors.affiliation: Jean Hailes Research Unit, Monash University, Level 6, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Holton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003142:Communication; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010351:Patient Discharge; D063886:Patient Discharge Summaries; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014741:Video Recording / Q000379:methods; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: audiovisual media; healthcare delivery; medical records; patient discharge summaries