Use of whatsApp Messenger (a Messaging Program for Smart Phones) in Communication Between Consulting Physicians and the Emergency Physicians: A Retrospective Observational Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 500
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Examine outcomes of consultations generated with WhatsApp from data obtained by the recording data in the WhatsApp messenger program
研究概览
简要总结
The aim of this study is to determinate outcomes of WhatsApp Messenger (a messaging program for smart phones) usage for Communication Between Consulting Physicians and the Emergency Physicians.
详细描述
Effective communication between consulting physicians and the emergency physicians is critical for patients in the emergency department. WhatsApp Messenger (a messaging program for smart phones), is the most commonly used for communication in at present. WhatsApp Messenger is the most globally popular messaging application. Also, it has been started to be used for communication in healthcare. The aim of this study is to determinate outcomes of WhatsApp Messenger usage for communication between consulting and the emergency physicians.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Only
- 时间视角
- Retrospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 19 Years 至 70 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Age≥18 years
排除标准
- •Patients who were not known the reason of admission to Emergency Service
- •Patients who were not determined consulting Physicians' arrival duration to emergency department
- •Patients who were not known the outcomes of consultation
- •Patients transferred other hospitals from Emergency Service
- •Patients who were not determined the time of consultation call
结局指标
主要结局
Examine outcomes of consultations generated with WhatsApp from data obtained by the recording data in the WhatsApp messenger program
时间窗: six month
Patients' demographic data (date of birth/age and gender), date of consultation, time of consultation calls, patients' reason of admission to Emergency Service, consulting Physicians' arrival duration to emergency department, outcomes of consultation, date of discharge from Emergency Service were noted by an assistant blinded to the study.
次要结局
- Examine demographic data in consultations generated with WhatsApp from data obtained by the recording data in the WhatsApp messenger program(six month)
研究者
Umut Gulacti
Principal Investigator
Adiyaman University Research Hospital