Simple Hospital Technique Boosts Stroke Patients' Medication Compliance

A new feasibility study tests whether a straightforward patient education method—asking patients to explain their medications back to doctors—improves adherence to stroke prevention drugs after discharge. If proven effective at scale, the approach could reduce costly readmissions and complications while requiring minimal training or resources.

Originaltitel: The Use of Teach Back at Hospital Discharge to Support Self-Management of Prescribed Medication for Secondary Prevention after Stroke-Findings from A Feasibility Study