Improving discharge information dissemination may improve patients’ health literacy of self-care and health outcomes, avoid unnecessary healthcare utilisation, and reduce the healthcare cost. Patient experience with and staff response to the SMR were assessed at four hospitals before implementation at all public hospitals. The Delphi process contributed to the development of SMR for older adult patients discharged from public hospitals in Hong Kong. Subsequently, the SMR steering group endorsed the inclusion of these statements in the SMR to be disseminated among older adults at the time of discharge from geriatric medicine departments. The expert panel achieved consensus through the Delphi process on 80 statements for 44 medication entities. The minimum of 70% consensus was required for each statement to be included. Medical and geriatric departments of public hospitals in Hong Kong.Ī Likert scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree) points, scoring item relevance, importance and clarity. Identification of potential SMR statements for 80% of medication types used by older adult patients discharged from geriatric medicine departments, followed by a Delphi survey and expert panel discussion. The present study aimed to propose a framework for the development of salient medication reminders (SMR), which include drug-related risks and precautions, using the Delphi process. Providing patients with a clear and concise summary of medication-related information can help improve outcomes, in particular, among older adults. Transitional care is important to successful hospital discharge.
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