Emergency Department Discharge Instructions: Lessons Learned through Developing New Patient Education Materials
Table 1
Suitability Assessment of Materials (SAM)#.
Diagnosis
Commercially available
New
Score/possible points
Suitability rating*
Score/possible points
Suitability rating*
Laceration care
9/30 (30.0%)
Not suitable material
22/30 (73.3%)
Superior material
Kidney stone
8/38 (21.0%)
Not suitable material
21/38 (55.3%)
Adequate material
Head injury
9/38 (23.7%)
Not suitable material
18/30 (60.0%)
Adequate material
Back pain
7/38 (18.4%)
Not suitable material
19/30 (63.3%)
Adequate material
Ankle sprain
13/38 (34.2%)
Not suitable material
24/38 (63.2%)
Adequate material
#Number of possible points varies (30 for items without illustration, 38 for items with illustrations); interrater agreement 81.61%.
*The percent score correlates to three suitability ratings: 0–39%: “not suitable material”; 40–69%: “adequate material”; 70–100%: “superior material.”
