| Effect of telephone follow-up on adherence to a diabetes therapeutic regimen. | |
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PMID: 21092015 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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AIM: To determine whether a nurse telephone follow-up service could improve the level of adherence to a diabetes therapeutic regimen for patients with type 2 diabetes. METHODS: A total of 61 patients attended a 3 day diabetes self-care program at the Iranian Diabetes Society. They were randomly assigned to one of the experimental or control groups. A telephone follow-up program was applied to the experimental group for 3 months, twice per week for the first month and weekly for the second and third months. The data-collection instruments included a data sheet to record the glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level and a questionnaire. The data were collected at baseline and after 12 weeks. RESULTS: There were significant differences between the control and the experimental groups in their adherence to a diabetic diet, exercise, foot care, blood glucose monitoring, and medication-taking. Also, the HbA1c levels differed significantly between the two groups after 3 months. CONCLUSION: A nurse-led telephone follow-up was effective in enhancing the level of adherence to a diabetes therapeutic regimen, such that the HbA1c level decreased. |
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Maryam Nesari; Masoumeh Zakerimoghadam; Asadollah Rajab; Shiva Bassampour; Soghrat Faghihzadeh |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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Title: Japan journal of nursing science : JJNS Volume: 7 ISSN: 1742-7924 ISO Abbreviation: Jpn J Nurs Sci Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-11-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101227890 Medline TA: Jpn J Nurs Sci Country: Japan |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 121-8 Citation Subset: IM; N |
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© 2010 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2010 Japan Academy of Nursing Science. |
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Department of Internal Medicine, Amiralam Hospital, Tehran, Iran. |
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