WhatsApp messaging improves communication in an oral and maxillofacial surgery team

KOPARAL M., Unsal H. Y., ALAN H., ÜÇKARDEŞ F., GÜLSÜN B.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS, cilt.132, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 132
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2019.103987
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Smartphones have become very popular among oral and maxillofacial surgeons. WhatsApp is an application that enables users to send voice, text, and multimedia messages using the group communication feature. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of WhatsApp messaging as a mode of consultation within an oral and maxillofacial surgery team.