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Title: | Availability of mobile phones for discharge follow-up of pediatric Emergency Department patients in western Kenya |
Authors: | House, Darlene R. Cheptinga, Philip Rusyniak, Daniel E. |
Keywords: | Mobile phones Pediatric |
Issue Date: | 2015 |
Publisher: | peerJ |
Abstract: | Objective. Mobile phones have been successfully used for Emergency Department (ED) patient follow-up in developed countries. Mobile phones are widely available in developing countries and may o ff er a similar potential for follow-up and continued care of ED patients in low and middle-income countries. The goal of this study was to determine the percentage of families with mobile phones presenting to a pediatric ED in western Kenya and rate of response to a follow-up phone call after discharge. Methods. A prospective, cross-sectional observational study of children presenting to the emergency department of a government referral hospital in Eldoret, Kenya was performed. Documentation of mobile phone access, including phone number, was recorded. If families had access, consent was obtained and families were contacted 7 days after discharge for follow-up. Results. Of 788 families, 704 (89.3%) had mobile phone access. Of those families discharged from the ED, successful follow-up was made in 83.6% of cases. Conclusions. Mobile phones are an available technology for follow-up of patients discharged from a pediatric emergency department in resource-limited western Kenya. |
URI: | https://peerj.com/articles/790.pdf http://ir.mu.ac.ke:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/3372 |
Appears in Collections: | School of Medicine |
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