Does an encouraging letter encourage attendance at psychiatric out-patient clinics? The Leeds PROMPTS randomized study

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 717-723

  Kitcheman, J ^a   Adams, C E ^a,b   Pervaiz, A ^c   Kader, I ^d   Mohandas, D ^e   Brookes, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c CALDERDALE AND HUDDERSFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d LEEDS AND YORK PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e BRADFORD DISTRICT CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Out patient attendance; Pragmatic; Psychiatry; Randomized

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHIATRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS; CORRESPONDENCE AS TOPIC; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT DROPOUTS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REMINDER SYSTEMS;

EID: 41649101626     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291707001766     Document Type: Article

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