Telephone triage is defined as an interactive process between the nurse and caller (patient or caregiver) that occurs over the telephone and involves identifying the nature and urgency of the health care needs and determining an appropriate plan of care and disposition of the call. ...
Reasons for ineligibility included occasional or nondaily smoking (n = 138), no interest in telephone counseling (n = 69), current use of smoking cessation medications (n = 28), difficulty communicating over the telephone (n = 26), not having a telephone number (n = 16), and not being...
Ethical approval for the pilot and feasibility trial was obtained from Coventry and Warwickshire Research Ethics Committee (ID number 08/H1211/94). Peer-supporters Health visitors in Coventry and Warwickshire PCTs identified potential participants to be trained as peer-supporters (n = 18). They ...
In the case of the Walkerton, Ontario outbreak[47], if Telehealth had been up and operational as an early warning system, we can speculate that the number of calls for gastrointestinal complaints would have gone up, which would have created an alert for public health to investigate these ...
Previous research with other populations has reported pedometers to be effective in increasing the number of steps that individuals take per day [48]. Following the first session a booklet on physical activity and COPD, a diary for recording their physical activity and a reminder of their goals ...
One day a little boy dialed a telephone number and started to speak and he put part of his hand over the phone at the same time. He wanted to change the tone (音色,语调) of his voice. While all this was happening, a man who was working nearby, watched carefully and listened with ...
- 《Social Indicators Research》 被引量: 55发表: 2008年 Let's talk about smear tests: Social marketing for the National Cervical Screening Programme - ScienceDirect understanding and discussion of cervical cancer and cervical screening; increasing telephone calls to the NCSP's 0800 number; and ...
The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to an increase in the number of healthcare consultations being undertaken remotely rather than face to face, including telephone assessments with patients. When undertaking telephone assessments, the communication and clinical skills used in face-to-fac...
A brief two-item screener for detecting a history of physical or sexual abuse in childhood BackgroundA number of medical practice guidelines and recommendations call for screening adult patients for a history of physical or sexual abuse in childh... BD Thombs,DP Bernstein,RC Ziegelstein,... -...
Within practices, electronic medical records are searched for potentially eligible patients. Eligibility is based on: diagnosed type 2 diabetes; aged 20-75 years; and having a listed telephone number. The lists of potentially eligible participants are initially screened by treating GPs for the followin...