EFFECTIVENESS OF COMPUTER-GENERATED TELEPHONE MESSAGES IN INCREASING CLINIC VISITS
EFFECTIVENESS OF COMPUTER-GENERATED TELEPHONE MESSAGES IN INCREASING CLINIC VISITS
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DOI:
10.1001/archpedi.1995.02170210076013
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发表时间:
1995-08-01
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通讯作者:
CHANEY, M
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作者:
DINI, EF;LINKINS, RW;CHANEY, M
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of computer-generated telephone reminder calls in increasing kept appointment rates in a public health setting.Design: Randomized controlled trial.Setting: Public health clinic, Georgia.Patients: Five hundred seventeen clients with scheduled appointments during a 4-week period at immunization, women, infant, and children; well-child; or family-planning programs.Intervention: A single computer-generated telephone reminder 1 day before each client's scheduled appointment.Main Outcome Measurer Rates of kept appointments.Results: Of the 277 clients assigned to receive the intervention, 144 (52%) kept their appointments, compared with only 78 (32.5%) of 240 who were not assigned to receive a message (P