Can Emoji ’s Assess Patients’ Mood and Emotion in the Emergency Department? An Emoji Based Study

Interpersonal communication has been drastically altered due to innovations in technology [1]. Emojis are currently an undeniable part of the world ’s communication language. Emojis are pictographs commonly used in Internet, electronic, and text messages and they are utilized by 92% of the online population [2]. They represent emotional and personality nuances which would be present in face-to-face communication [3]. Emojis may be a tool that can effectively and efficiently evaluate a patient’s mood in a busy ED setting.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Source Type: research