Use of WhatsApp for Communication Between Consulting Physicians and the Emergency Physicians (whatsapp)

Adiyaman University Research Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Consultation

Treatments: Other: WhatsApp

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02605317

ADYU

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

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.

Enrollment: 500 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age≥18 years

Exclusion criteria

• 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