Introduction: To determine whether close follow-up by telephone calls is of benefit in Helicobacter pylori (HP) eradication rates. Methods: This a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial. Patients were randomized into two groups as patients who followed up (TFG) and those not (NTFG; controls). the TFG group called every 3 days for 14 during Hp treatment supported treatment. NTFG expl...

OBJECTIVE Nurse-led telephone follow-up is effective in meeting information and psycho-social needs. We explored the potential effects of nurse-led telephone follow-up for patients treated with chemotherapy in China. METHODS A quasi-experimental study was employed in the research. 300 cases of cancer inpatients in a cancer hospital in Beijing during July-October 2012 were selected by convenie...

Approximately 2,500 women in Canada were diagnosed with cancer of the ovary in 1997 (NCIC, 1997). Standard therapy consists of surgical tumour debulking and cytotoxic chemotherapy. Very little data are available examining the most appropriate outpatient management of patients receiving chemotherapy. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of and benefit received from telephone foll...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The need for more cost- and time-efficient provision of medical care has prompted an interest in remote or telehealth approaches to delivery of health care. We present a study examining the feasibility and outcomes of implementation of a telephone follow-up program for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. METHODS This is a retrospective review of consecutive patients...

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...