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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

ConditionsPatient SatisfactionHealth Care Utilization
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18+
SponsorThe Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Poriya

About this trial

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.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

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

Disqualifiers

Delivery during her admission

Doesn't own a smart phone

Refusal to download to Apollo app

Refusal to participate

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Discharge using Apollo application

    Other intervention

    Discharge using Apollo application

  • Regular discharge

    Other intervention

    Discharge with the regular process

Treatment groups

140 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Application dischargeExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Regular dischargeOther 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

The mean time needed from discharge decision until the actual discharge

Time frame
up to 24 hours from discharge decision

Secondary outcomes

1

Satisfaction rate from the discharge method

Satisfaction rate from the discharge method assessment using a questionnaire

Time frame
Within a week following discharge from the department
2

The rate of participants with any technical difficulties to receive the discharge letter and reasons

The rate of participants with any technical difficulties to receive the discharge letter and reasons using a questionnaire

Time frame
Within a week following discharge from the department using a questionnaire
3

The rate of participants with missed information that required the patient to seek medical help

The rate of participants with missed information that required the patient to seek medical help using a questionnaire

Time frame
Within a week following discharge from the department using a questionnaire
4

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

Time frame
Within a week following discharge from the department

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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The Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Poriya

Lead sponsor

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