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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

431 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-03-21

Study Completion Date

2020-03-31

Brief Summary

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Over the years, there has been an increase in the flow of emergency rooms, which is gradually leading to an overcrowding of emergency unit. This overcrowding is multifactorial with, for example, a decrease in the outpatient care in family medicine and specialized medicine, emergency services unsuitable at the level of premises ... In parallel, investigator note in recent years facilitated access to internet and especially to GAFA which is the acronym for Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple. As a result, patients have 24-hour access to medical information via websites, blogs and social networks. This information of, often, unreliable medical information can lead to ambiguity among patients about the need for urgent or delayed intervention in the management of their symptoms. In fact, "everything becomes urgent". To date, in France, no study has evaluated the impact and prevalence of consulting a website for medical purposes before consulting an emergency service. The objective of this research will be to assess, in patients presenting in an emergency department, the prior consultation of medical information on a website, the impact on the emergency consultation decision and the relevance of this consultation.

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Detailed Description

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It is an observational study, monocentric, prospective. This study consists in collecting data from an anonymized questioner given to patients presenting themselves at the emergency department of Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital. Answers to the questions will not change the patient's management. The questioner, containing 17 questions, requires answering "yes" or "no" by ticking boxes, or even specify when it is stipulated. This questionnaire will be given to the patient after his registration, and filled by the latter in the waiting room, pending medical care. Answering the questionnaire will take between 5 to 10 minutes. The data is anonymous.

The patient arrives at the emergency department and registers at the entrance desks where a paper and computer file is created. Then, the Reception and Orientation Nurse takes care of the patient by welcoming him in the reception box, she realizes the taking of the hemodynamics constants, the collection of the reason of consultation with the grievances of the patient. During this phase, patient will be inform of the completion of this study and asked to participate in this study. If the patient agrees to participate, an anonymized questioner will be provided and explained by one of the investigating physicians or associated partners.

Conditions

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Emergency

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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patient in emergency department

emergency

Intervention Type OTHER

The objective of this research will be to assess, in patients presenting in an emergency department, the prior consultation of medical information on a website, the impact on the emergency consultation decision and the relevance of this consultation.

Interventions

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emergency

The objective of this research will be to assess, in patients presenting in an emergency department, the prior consultation of medical information on a website, the impact on the emergency consultation decision and the relevance of this consultation.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Any major patient presenting to the emergency department by their personal way.

Exclusion Criteria

* Suspicion of acute alcoholism
* dementia
* guardianship / trusteeship
* language barrier, non-communicating patient
* patient refusing to participate in the study
* patient with confusion
* patient with Glasgow scale less than 15
* patient not affiliated with social security
* patient not knowing how to read or write.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No