Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To investigate the feasibility of the WeChat Public Platform for patient education and drug consultation, so as to improve the patients medication compliance, promote rational drug application. METHODS Established the WeChat Public Platform of patient education and carried out the service of public patient education and drug consultation. Compared the difference between WeChat drug consultation and on site drug consultation. RESULTS From October 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014, a total of 724 WeChat users joined the WeChat Public Platform of patient education and the aged from 21 to 40 accounting for 71.14%. Received the WeChat drug consultation 401 times and with consulting medical attention in the first place, accounted for 20.70%. Received the on site drug consultation 527 times and with consulting drugs have or not in the first place, accounting for 23.15%. WeChat drug consultation and on site drugs consultation significant differences on consulting content(P<0.01). CONCLUSION WeChat Public Platform of patient education as a multimodal emerging media is suitable for patient education and drug consultation. It can be widely used in hospital.