Results of an intervention to improve compliance with referrals for evaluation of suspected malignancies at neighborhood public health centers. | Zendy

Clara Manfredi | Zendy; Loretta Lacey | Zendy; Richard B. Warnecke | Zendy

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Results of an intervention to improve compliance with referrals for evaluation of suspected malignancies at neighborhood public health centers.

Author(s) -

Clara Manfredi,

Loretta Lacey,

Richard B. Warnecke

Publication year - 1990

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.80.1.85

Subject(s) - medicine , intervention (counseling) , compliance (psychology) , family medicine , public health , patient compliance , environmental health , nursing , psychology , social psychology

A study was conducted at Neighborhood Health Centers to evaluate procedures to improve compliance with referrals of patient at risk for cancer. Intervention consisted of a standardized communication from the exit nurse, a patient form to be returned after compliance, and one written and one telephone reminder as needed. Compliance was 68.2 percent in a control group and 89.0 percent among patients who received the experimental intervention, a significant increase of 20.8 percent (95% CI: 12.5, 29.1).

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