"Teach-Back Communication" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Providing the patient, family or others information, and then allowing them to take an action or restate the information in their own words. The clinician prefaces communications with a statement framed to show the clinician has the burden of effective communication rather than the patient.
| Descriptor ID |
D064871
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.209.719 I02.233.332.874
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| Concept/Terms |
Teach-Back Communication- Teach-Back Communication
- Communication, Teach-Back
- Communications, Teach-Back
- Teach Back Communication
- Teach-Back Communications
Closed-Loop Communication- Closed-Loop Communication
- Closed Loop Communication
- Closed-Loop Communications
- Communication, Closed-Loop
- Communications, Closed-Loop
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Teach-Back Communication" by people in Profiles.
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"Like a dialogue": Teach-back in the emergency department. Patient Educ Couns. 2016 Apr; 99(4):549-554.