Follow-up After Telephone Consultations at Out-of-Hours Primary Care
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Follow-up after telephone consultations at out-of-hours primary care.
BACKGROUND After a contact with a primary care physician (PCP) cooperative for out-of-hours care, many patients have subsequent contact with health care. Little is known about the factors associated with these follow-up contacts. The objective of this study was to examine whether patient experiences with nurse telephone consultations and the cooperative's organizational characteristics were ass...
متن کاملTelephone first consultations in primary care
General practice in the UK, as in many other countries, is under considerable strain. Despite rising list sizes and an increasingly elderly population with complex needs, the number of full time equivalent general practitioners has fallen. Patients report recent deterioration in the accessibility of GP services. UK health policy makers have suggested that alternatives to face to face consultati...
متن کاملThe Effect of Family-Based Telephone Follow-Up on Self-Care of Patients with Diabetes
Introduction: Family-centered education of patients with diabetes mellitus can play an important role in controlling the disease and reducing its complications. Objective: The present study aims to determine the effect of family-based telephone follow-up about self-care in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Uromia. Materials and Methods: The present clinical trial study investigated 60...
متن کاملNurse telephone triage in out of hours primary care: a pilot study. South Wiltshire Out of Hours Project (SWOOP) Group.
JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [email protected]. .
متن کاملTelephone counselling by nurses in Norwegian primary care out-of-hours services: a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND The primary care out-of-hours (OOH) services in Norway are characterized by high contact rates by telephone. The telephone contacts are handled by local emergency medical communication centres (LEMCs), mainly staffed by registered nurses. When assessment by a medical doctor is not required, the nurse often handles the contact solely by nurse telephone counselling. Little is known abo...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1557-2625,1558-7118
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2013.04.120185