Telephone coaching: for people with chronic diseases
Telephone counselling has become an increasingly popular method for providing health education, and advice on managing symptoms. It also offers emotional support at difficult times.
Hong Kong research conducted by Jennifer Y F Wu et al. and published in the British Medical Journal looked at 502 non-compliant patients taking five or more drugs for chronic diseases. 60 patients dropped out of the study and the remaining participants were randomly divided into a control group and intervention group. The intervention group received a phone call from a pharmacist in between their hospital appointments (between 2 and ...