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A social support intervention alone and with reminders improved appointment keeping among patients with chronic illnesses

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.1.3.80

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    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?

    Design

    Randomised controlled trial with follow up at 3 months.

    Setting

    An ambulatory medical clinic in a large, inner city hospital in the US.

    Patients

    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%).

    Intervention

    Patients were allocated to 1 of 3 intervention groups (each group n=50) or to the control group (n=50). All …

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    Footnotes

    • Source of funding: not stated.

    • For article reprint: Dr E K Tanner, College of Nursing, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA. Fax +1 205 890 6026.