The effect of telephone consultation on the quality of life of patients receiving interferon therapy: A quasi-experimental study

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 459-463

  Dehghan Nayeri, Nahid ^a   Asadi Noghabi, Ahmad Ali ^a   Molaee, Somayeh ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

hepatitis; interferon therapy; quality of life; telephone consultation; traditional education

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS PATIENTS; INTERFERON THERAPY; OVERALL QUALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STAFF TIME;

ANTIBIOTICS; EDUCATION; GLYCOPROTEINS; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE SETS;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; INTERFERON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; TELEMEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INTERFERONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864213020     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2011.0164     Document Type: Article

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