Health Care Professionals' Experiences With a Mobile Self-Care Solution for Low Complex Orthopedic Injuries: Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To cope with the rising number of patients with trauma in an already constrained Dutch health care system, Direct Discharge (DD) has been introduced in over 25 hospitals in the Netherlands since 2019. With DD, no routine follow-up appointments are scheduled after the emergency department (ED) visit, and patients are supported through information leaflets, a smartphone app, and a telephone helpline. DD reduces secondary health care use, with comparable patient satisfaction and primary health care use. Currently, little is known about the experiences of in-hospital health care professionals with DD.

Objective

The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of health care professionals with the DD protocol to enhance durable adoption and improve the protocol.

SUBMITTER: Spierings J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10873799 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature