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Objective To explore the effect of telephone intervention on discharged patients after total hip replacement. Methods 214 participants were assigned to the intervention group including 104cases receiving 6 months of telephone intervention and the control group including 110 cases receiving routine nursing by random number table method. The intervention were taken at 1,2 week and 1,2,3,6 month after patients discharged. The outcome measurements were the self-designed questionnaire of functional exercise compliance and Harris scale at 1, 3, 6 month patients discharged. Results The scores of self-designed questionnaire of functional exercise compliance were (42.24±4.58), (38.55±5.84), (36.98±5.41) at 1, 3, 6 month discharge from hospital in the intervention group, while in the control group was (38.79 ± 5.98), (35.45 ± 6.44), (32.45 ± 6.04) respectively. There were significant between two groups, t value was 3.290, 2.567 and 4.024 respectiveliy, P<0.05. There was no significant of Harris scale′s scores between two groups when they discharged. The scores of Harris scale were (66.51±6.64), (75.30± 6.65), (89.44±4.98) at 1, 3, 6 month discharge from hospital in the intervention group, while in the control group was (61.31 ± 6.68), (70.56 ± 8.01), (81.18 ± 6.13) respectively, and it has significant between two groups, t value was 4.232, 3.509 and 8.076, P<0.05. Besides, the scores of self-designed questionnaire of functional exercise compliance were decline and the scores of Harris scale were up along the time patients discharged in two groups(P < 0.05). Conclusions Telephone as a simple, convenient, efficient tool could enhance patients functional exercise compliance and hip function after total hip replacement.
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Objective:To explore the effects of problem-solving based telephone and texting interventions for medication adherence of discharged patients with schizophrenia.Method:A total of 178 discharged patients with schizophrenia were randomly assigned to telephone intervention (TI)group (n =63),text-messaging intervention (TMI)group (n =61),and control group (n =54).All patients were routinely treated,and patients in TI and TMI groups were given problem-solving based interventions.Medication adherence and psychotic symptoms were as-sessed by pill counting and the Positive and Negative Symptom Scale (PANSS)at baseline and the first,third, sixth,ninth and twelfth month.Results:Overall,patients with TI had higher medication adherence than those with TMI (P 0.05),but significantly lower than control group (P <0.01).There was higher rate of re-admission in control group in comparison with TI and TMI groups (9.3% vs.[0% and 1.6%],P <0.05).Conclusion:It suggests that problem-solving based telephone and texting interventions are effective for improving medication adherence in patients with schizophrenia after their discharge from hospital,so as to reducing psychotic symptoms and lowering re-hospitalization risk.In comparison with TMI, TI has a better effect in improving medication adherence.
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<b>Purpose:</b> This study aimed to evaluate the effect of continuous patient education on pain control in outpatients based on changes in pain intensity scores and occurrence of opioid-related adverse effects. <b>Methods:</b> The education intervention was conducted in the following phases; 1) interview at the first visit for opioid introduction, 2) telephone follow-up at home 3 to 7 days after introducing opioid analgesics, and 3) interview at the next visit. Pain intensity scores; frequency of rescue dose; and occurrence of adverse opioid-related effects such as constipation, nausea, and drowsiness were compared among the three intervention phases. <b>Results:</b> When comparing data at phase 2 and 3 with those at phase 1, daily maximum pain score decreased significantly, frequency of rescue dose and opioid dosage increased significantly, and occurrence rates of constipation decreased. <b>Conclusion:</b> Continuous patient education by pharmacist intervention based on not only patient visit interviews but also telephone communication on non-visiting days can improve the pain intensity scores and reduce the rate of opioid-related adverse effects for cancer outpatients.
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As prevalence of metabolic syndrome has rapidly increased over the past decade, lifestyle changes including dietary habits are considered as a therapeutic cornerstone for metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular complications and type 2 diabetes. We evaluated the effectiveness of a telephone-delivered nutrition education to improve metabolic parameters compared with a single-visit with a dietitian in subjects with metabolic syndrome. A total of seventy-one adults who met diagnostic criteria for the metabolic syndrome were randomly assigned to either the single-visit group or the in-depth nutrition education group during a 3-month intervention study period. The in-depth telephone-delivered nutrition education group had an initial visit with a dietitian and additional two telephone counseling during the first 4 weeks of the study periods. Sixty-six subjects completed a 3-month intervention study. The trial examined participant's anthropometric changes and dietary intakes as well as changes in the metabolic syndrome factors. At the end of the trial, the in-depth nutrition education group showed significantly higher reduction in weight, body fat and abdominal circumference compared with the other group (p < 0.05). In the in-depth nutrition groups, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome was decreased to 45.5%, while 69.7% of the subjects were metabolic syndrome patients in the single-visit group (p < 0.05). These results demonstrate that the telephone-intervention counseling is a feasible mean to deliver dietary intervention in patients with metabolic syndrome.