WhatsApp Messenger as an Adjunctive Tool for Telemedicine: An Overview

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dc.citation.volume6]
dc.contributor.authorGiordano, Vincenzo
dc.contributor.authorKoch, Hilton
dc.contributor.authorGodoy-Santos, Alexandre [UNIFESP]
dc.contributor.authorBelangero, William Dias
dc.contributor.authorSantos Pires, Robinson Esteves
dc.contributor.authorLabronici, Pedro
dc.coverageToronto
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-26T16:30:21Z
dc.date.available2020-06-26T16:30:21Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractBackground: The advent of telemedicine has allowed physicians to deliver medical treatment to patients from a distance. Mobile apps such as WhatsApp Messenger, an instant messaging service, came as a novel concept in all fields of social life, including medicine. The use of instant messaging services has been shown to improve communication within medical teams by providing means for quick teleconsultation, information sharing, and starting treatment as soon as possible. Objective: The aim of this study was to perform a comprehensive systematic review of present literature on the use of the WhatsApp Messenger app as an adjunctive health care tool for medical doctors. Methods: Searches were performed in PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library using the term "whatsapp*" in articles published before January 2016. A bibliography of all relevant original articles that used the WhatsApp Messenger app was created. The level of evidence of each study was determined according to the Oxford Levels of Evidence ranking system produced by the Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine. The impact and the indications of WhatsApp Messenger are discussed in order to understand the extent to which this app currently functions as an adjunctive tool for telemedicine. Results: The database search identified a total of 30 studies in which the term "whatsapp*" was used. Each article's list of references was evaluated item-by-item. After literature reviews, letters to the editor, and low-quality studies were excluded, a total of 10 studies were found to be eligible for inclusion. Of these studies, 9 had been published in the English language and 1 had been published in Spanish. Five were published by medical doctors. Conclusions: The pooled data presents compelling evidence that the WhatsApp Messenger app is a promising system, whether used as a communication tool between health care professionals, as a means of communication between health care professionals and the general public, or as a learning tool for providing health care information to professionals or to the general population. However, high-quality and properly evaluated research is needed, as are improvements in descriptions of the methodology and the study processes. These improvements will allow WhatsApp Messenger to be categorically defined as an effective telemedicine tool in many different fields of health care.en
dc.description.affiliationHosp Municipal Miguel Couto, Dept Orthoped, R Carlos Gois 375-203, BR-22440040 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Rio de Janeiro, Dept Radiol, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Orthoped, Sao Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Campinas, Dept Orthoped, Campinas, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Minas Gerais, Dept Orthoped, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Fluminense, Dept Orthoped, Niterci, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnifespUniv Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Orthoped, Sao Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.sourceWeb of Science
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dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2196/ijmr.6214]
dc.identifier.citationInteractive Journal Of Medical Research. Toronto, v. 6, n. 2, p. -, 2017.
dc.identifier.doi10.2196/ijmr.6214
dc.identifier.fileWOS000415945500004.pdf
dc.identifier.issn1929-073X
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/53497
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000415945500004
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherJmir Publications, Inc
dc.relation.ispartofInteractive Journal Of Medical Research
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectwhatsappen
dc.subjecttelemedicineen
dc.subjectsmartphoneen
dc.subjectmobile applicationen
dc.titleWhatsApp Messenger as an Adjunctive Tool for Telemedicine: An Overviewen
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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