To determine the information received by the patient after a hospital consultation.
A descriptive cross-sectional study.
Hospital Nuestra Se帽ora del Prado, Talavera de la Reina (Spain).
Patients over 14 years referred to hospital outpatient clinics. We selected 96 patients, of which 87 (90.6%) took part.
Checking the agreement between the information received by the patient, obtained via telephone survey, and that in the history by the physician.
A total of 80 (94%) patients thought they knew the reason for visit. Four (5%) patients did not remember changes in treatment, and 2 (2%) forgot advice on changes in lifestyle. In contrast to clinical history there was 89%agreement. There were no significant differences (
Most patients understood the message conveyed by the physician, although the communication must be optimised to achieve 100%comprehension.