Improving Primary Care Follow-up for Patients With Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
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The investigators hypothesize that text message reminders to girls diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) in the emergency department (ED) will improve follow-up to their primary care provider (PCP) after being discharged from the ED.
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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that patients diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) receive follow-up care within 72 hours of diagnosis. However, recent studies show that the majority of teenage girls diagnosed with PID do not receive this follow-up care within 72 hours. We hypothesize that text message reminders to girls diagnosed with PID in the emergency department (ED) will improve follow-up to their primary care provider (PCP) after being discharged from the ED.
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- Females aged 15 years and older
- New diagnosis of PID, as defined by the 2006 CDC minimum criteria for diagnosis of PID, on current ED encounter
- Determined by attending physician to be appropriate for outpatient treatment
Exclusion criteria
- Patient does not have a cell phone that is capable of receiving text messages
- Developmental disability
- Non-English speaking
- Pregnancy
- Patient who was enrolled in this study on a prior ED visit
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95 participants in 2 patient groups
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