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

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

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

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Discharge using Apollo application
  • Regular discharge

Treatment groups

140 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups