The effect of automated calls with telephone nurse follow-up on patient-centered outcomes of diabetes care: A randomized, controlled trial

Medical Care

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 218-230

  Piette, John D ^a,b,f   Weinberger, Morris ^c,d   McPhee, Stephen J ^e  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE EVALUATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Health services accessibility; Health related quality of life; Patient centered care; Population based medicine; Telephone care

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TELECONSULTATION; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTOMATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE CONSULTATION; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034132494     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200002000-00011     Document Type: Article

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