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857102

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1977-6-22
pubmed:abstractText
In the Harborview Medical Center pediatrics clinic, we were interested in testing whether a phone call would increase appointment-keeping behavior and whether the call would have a differential effect depending on the interval between appointments. Ninety-eight patients were studied who had scheduled appointments 3 to 264 days in advance and still had these appointments 3 days prior to appointment time. Patients who were randomly placed in an experimental condition received a reminder call. Control patients received no call. The results indicate some difference between compliance rates of the experimental and control conditions in the expected direction (X2=3.715, df=1, p less than .05). Patients whose visits were scheduled more than 14 days prior to the appointment time ("long-interval" patients) were separated from patients whose appointments were scheduled more recently. A significant difference in appointment-keeping rates between the experimental and control groups was found (X2=4.908, df=1, p less than .025), but only for the "long-interval" patients. Therefore, the use of a phone cue is particularly recommended for these patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0025-7079
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
435-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1977
pubmed:articleTitle
Differential effects of a phone reminder on appointment keeping for patients with long and short between-visit intervals.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Controlled Clinical Trial