Application of health education of telephone visit in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- VernacularTitle:出院电话回访式健康教育在慢性阻塞性肺疾病患者中的应用
- Author:
Jinfeng TANG
;
Xiaomei YANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Telephone visit;
compliance behavior;
Health education;
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2008;24(31):44-45
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo improve the compliance behavior of discharged patients with chronic obsturctive pulmonary disease(COPD)by health education of telephone visit.Methods240 COPD patients were divided randomly into the experimental group and the control group with 120 cases in each group.The experimental group accepted telephone visit regularly for six months after 1 week since discharged from hospital and the control group did not receive any intervention.Six months later,the compliance behavior and the readmission of two groups were compared.ResultsThe results indicated that the compliance behavior of the experimental group was significantly better than that of the control group (P<0.01).ConclusionsConducting the health education of telephone visit can strengthen the patients' compliance behavior,postpone the process of disease,prevent complications,lighten economic burden and improve their life quality.
