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Gender-specific pathways in mental health crisis in adolescents, from consultation to (in)voluntary admission: a retrospective study
BackgroundA strong increase in mental health emergency consultations and admissions in youths has been reported in recent years. Although empirical...
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A comprehensive study on surveillance outcomes of a male population followed at a hereditary breast cancer high-risk consultation at a Portuguese tertiary hospital
IntroductionMen born with pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants in genes associated with the Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome have a...
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Telephone consultations to manage paediatric outpatient clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic: a service evaluation
BackgroundNorth West Wales is predominantly rural with a relatively small population spread over a large geographical area. The rapid development of...
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Develo** a model Fracture Liaison Service consultation with patients, carers and clinicians: a Delphi survey to inform content of the iFraP complex consultation intervention
SummaryFracture Liaison Services are recommended to deliver best practice in secondary fracture prevention. This modified Delphi survey, as part of...
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“A disembodied voice over the telephone”: a qualitative study of healthcare practitioners’ experiences in geriatric medicine
ObjectivesThis study explored the experience of delivering care remotely among practitioners in a UK geriatric medicine clinic.
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SAFETEL: a pilot randomised controlled trial to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a safety planning and telephone follow-up intervention to reduce suicidal behaviour
BackgroundA previous suicide attempt is an important predictor of future suicide. However, there are no evidence-based interventions administered in...
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Consultation rates in people with type 2 diabetes with and without vascular complications: a retrospective analysis of 141,328 adults in England
ObjectiveTo assess trends in primary and specialist care consultation rates and average length of consultation by cardiovascular disease (CVD), type...
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An individualized telephone-based care support program for rural family caregivers of people with dementia: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
BackgroundThere are about 9.5 million people with dementia in China. Up to 99% of them are cared for by their family caregivers. Family caregivers...
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An evaluation of the safety and effectiveness of telephone triage in prioritising patient visits to an ophthalmic emergency department — the impact of COVID-19
BackgroundDuring the COVID-19 crisis, a new nurse and doctor-led telephone triage model of care was evaluated as a method of prioritising essential...
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Pharmacotherapy decisions among postmenopausal women attending a group medical consultation or a one-on-one specialist consultation at an osteoporosis center: an observational cohort study
SummaryGroup medical visits for osteoporosis can improve access to care while being highly accepted by patients. In this study, a similar proportion...
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Multidisciplinary telephone conferences about medication therapy after discharge of older inpatients: a feasibility study
Background Studies have shown poor post-discharge implementation by the general practitioner of changes made to patients’ medication during...
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How to improve hospital employees’ health and well-being: a staff consultation
ObjectiveExplore perspectives from healthcare workers in a large public hospital (11,000 staff) on employers supporting their health and well-being.
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People’s willingness and determinants to use selected tele-consultation public health services in Mozambique
BackgroundTo achieve universal health coverage by 2030, sub-Saharan African countries are planning to develop large scale tele-consultation public...
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A Review of Telephone Urological Follow-Up in a District General Hospital During the COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 has had an unprecedented effect on healthcare with certain services being altered to minimise face-to-face contact. This aim of this project...
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Reinventing Patient Support and Continuity of Care Using Innovative Physician-staffed Hotline: More than 60,000 Patients Served Across 15 Medical and Surgical Specialties During the First Wave of COVID-19 Lockdown in Qatar
Rising disease prevalence early during the COVID-19 pandemic in the State of Qatar led to stoppage of all non-emergency health care services. To...
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Development and implementation of a transmural palliative care consultation service: a multiple case study in the Netherlands
BackgroundIn the Netherlands, healthcare professionals attending patients in the last phase of life, can consult an expert palliative care team (PCT)...
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Does the use of telephone reminders to increase survey response rates affect outcome estimates? An ancillary analysis of a prospective cohort study of patients with low back pain
BackgroundResearch is often undertaken using patient-reported outcomes from questionnaires. Achieving a high response rate demands expensive and...
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Telephone follow-up of oncology patients: the contribution of the nurse specialist for a Service-Dominant Logic in hospital
BackgroundThe French healthcare system is characterised by a shift towards outpatient care and the desire to develop telemedicine affirmed in the...