Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02605317
Use of WhatsApp for Communication Between Consulting Physicians and the Emergency Physicians
Use of whatsApp Messenger (a Messaging Program for Smart Phones) in Communication Between Consulting Physicians and the Emergency Physicians: A Retrospective Observational Study
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 500 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Adiyaman University Research Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 19 Years – 70 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
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.
Detailed 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.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Consultations used WhatsApp Messenger |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2014-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2015-07-01
- Completion
- 2015-08-01
- First posted
- 2015-11-16
- Last updated
- 2016-01-14
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02605317. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.