TY - JOUR T1 - A social support intervention alone and with reminders improved appointment keeping among patients with chronic illnesses JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 80 LP - 80 DO - 10.1136/ebn.1.3.80 VL - 1 IS - 3 A2 - , Y1 - 1998/07/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/1/3/80.abstract N2 - Tanner EK, Feldman RH. Strategies for enhancing appointment keeping in low-income chronically ill clients.Nurs Res1997 Nov/Dec;46:342–4.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science Question Can social support strategies improve appointment keeping among patients with chronic illnesses? Randomised controlled trial with follow up at 3 months.An ambulatory medical clinic in a large, inner city hospital in the US.200 clinic patients (71% women, 95% black, 69% >50 y old) who were diagnosed with chronic asymptomatic illnesses (usually diabetes and/or hypertension), had ≥1 previous clinic appointment, were scheduled for follow up appointments within 3 months, and were able to identify a family member or significant other who could be reached by telephone. Most of the patients had an annual family income of <US$7000 (87%), ≤9 years of formal education (63%), and were widowed or divorced (55%).Patients were allocated to 1 of 3 intervention groups (each group n=50) or to the control group (n=50). All … ER -