BACKGROUND Gel-type autologous chondrocyte (Chondron) implantations have been used for several years without using periosteum or membrane. This study involves evaluations of the clinical results of Chondron at many clinical centers at various time points during the postoperative patient follow-up. METHODS Data from 98 patients with articular cartilage injury of the knee joint and who underwen...

OBJECTIVE This randomized-controlled experimental study was conducted to determine the effects of psychoeducation in the inpatient clinic and regular telepsychiatric follow-up (via telephone) after discharge on emotional expression, depression and family burden of primary caregivers of the schizophrenic patients. METHODS This study was performed on 62 caregivers of the schizophrenic patients,...

PURPOSE To identify racial/ethnic differences in retention of older adults at 3 levels of participation in a prospective observational study: telephone, in-home assessments, and home visits followed by blood draws. DESIGN AND METHODS A prospective study of 1,000 community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years and older included a baseline in-home assessment and telephone follow-up cal...

conclusions telephone consultation partially based on a cognitive-behavioral approach significantly reduced the intensity of pain and improved the qol in patients with chronic pain in japan. results the pain intensities were significantly decreased from 7.6 ± 2.0 at baseline to 5.7 ± 2.9 on follow-ups assessed by a numerical rating scale (range; 0 - 10, p < 0.001, effect size (es); 0.76). the e...

Proficiency in client communications is now widely accepted as a significant requirement of veterinary student education, with numerous training systems use and documentation outcomes required for academic accreditation. Little information available concerning communication house officers (interns residents), despite the large number new graduates who enter such programs seeking further mentors...

the effect of tele-education by telephone and short message service on glycaemic control in patient with type 2 diabetes     hemmati maslakpak m [1] , parizad n [2] , khalkhali hr [3]     received: 4 may , 2012 accepted: 19 jun , 2012     abstract   background & aims : patient training has an important role in diabetes control. tele-education is effective, due to the elimination of­­ both space...

Survivorship is a relatively new concept in ovarian cancer due to improvements in diagnosis, surgery and chemotherapy. As more women require long term follow up for ovarian cancer the pressure on these services is increased and the question of how best to care for these women needs to be addressed. This paper considers the results of a pilot study of nurse led telephone follow up in ovarian can...

BACKGROUND In Peru, abortion is legal only to preserve the life and health of the woman. A non-profit clinic system in Peru implemented a harm-reduction model for women with unwanted pregnancy that included pre-abortion care with instructions about misoprostol use and post-abortion care; they started offering telephone follow-up for clients in 2011. This study aimed to evaluate the effectivenes...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of postoperative follow-up telephone calls among pediatric patients who underwent adenotonsillectomy. DESIGN Prospective study with a follow-up questionnaire administered by telephone. SETTING Tertiary-care children's hospital. PATIENTS One hundred thirty-four children between the ages of 4 and 18 years who underwent adenotonsillec...

one of the most important challenges for researchers is deciding on how to collect their data. there are various views on using telephone interviews. conducting telephone interviews on women of 40 years old and older in isfahan about mammography screening behavior showed that it could be an appropriate method for data collection when there is a combination of effective communication process and...