Abstract Aim Current evidence notes associations between gallstone disease and increased hepato-pancreato-biliary complications in the general population, signifying importance to optimise services provided for patients this group; instance, telephone follow-up hot biliary clinics that cater relatively healthy with disease. This QIP aims increase patient satisfaction rates these clinics. Method...

OBJECTIVES To determine whether pulmonary rehabilitation carried out in a community setting is more effective than that carried out in a standard hospital setting and which is more cost-effective; also whether telephone follow-up is both cost-effective and useful in prolonging the beneficial effects of a pulmonary rehabilitation programme. DESIGN A randomised trial. Participants were randomis...

background: adherence to dietary and medication regimen plays an important role in successful treatment and reduces the negative complications and severity of the disease. therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the effect of nurse-led telephone follow-up on the level of adherence to dietary and medication regimen among patients after myocardial infarction (mi). methods: this non-blin...

Subjects were selected during routine follow up at the rheumatology outpatient clinic. All patients were given a verbal and a written explanation of the aims of the service. An initial detailed clinical assessment and investigations were undertaken to determine patients’ suitability for follow up by telephone. Those considered unsuitable because of clinical circumstances, age, cognitive or hear...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To explore the use of routine telephone follow-up as a supportive care strategy for patients with hematologic malignancies from the patients' perspectives. RESEARCH APPROACH A qualitative design based on a series of open-ended interviews and one focus group. SETTING Leukaemia Foundation of Queensland, Australia. PARTICIPANTS 50 participants recruited from the Leukaemia ...