The Effect of Patient Discharge From the Maternal and Fetal Medicine Unit With Receiving a Discharge Letter Later Using the Apollo App on Discharge Data, Safety and Patient Satisfaction - a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Patient Satisfaction
- Sponsor
- The Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Poriya
- Enrollment
- 140
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- The mean time needed from discharge decision until the actual discharge
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
Women admitted to the maternal and fetal medicine unit are often discharged after a short hospital stay. The routine work in the department is prioritized such that the discharge letter are written. In the last year the Apollo mobile application (app) was introduced. It contains general information on the medical center and the maternal and fetal unit department as well as the medical records, laboratory results and summary and discharge letters. The Apollo app is used in the maternal and fetal unit in the discharge process so the patient can receive the discharge letter in the app and does not need to wait until the discharge letter is written.
It is not known whether this process is more effective than the regular discharge process and patients' satisfaction was not assessed previously.
In the present study we will compare discharge data, satisfaction and safety of discharging using the Apollo app versus the routine process.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Women who are admitted to the maternal and fetal medicine unit with the intention to be discharged before delivery
- •18 years old and older
- •Consent to participate
- •Owner of a smart phone
- •Consent to download the Apollo app
Exclusion Criteria
- •Delivery during her admission
- •Doesn't own a smart phone
- •Refusal to download to Apollo app
- •Refusal to participate
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
The mean time needed from discharge decision until the actual discharge
Time Frame: up to 24 hours from discharge decision
Secondary Outcomes
- Satisfaction rate from the discharge method(Within a week following discharge from the department)
- The rate of participants with any technical difficulties to receive the discharge letter and reasons(Within a week following discharge from the department using a questionnaire)
- The rate of participants with missed information that required the patient to seek medical help(Within a week following discharge from the department using a questionnaire)
- The rate of participants with discrepancies between the discharge recommendations written in the final discharge letter and the "Form for discharge and consent to receive a discharge letter, using application" and details regarding the discripancies(Within a week following discharge from the department)