Effect of follow-up by phone call on medication compliance of patients with cancer pain
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8283.2014.11.09
- VernacularTitle:电话随访提高癌痛患者止痛药服药依从性的效果观察
- Author:
Hongyan DU
;
Huaying CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
follow-up by telephone call;
cancer pain;
analgesic;
medication compliance
- From:
Modern Clinical Nursing
2014;(11):31-33
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the effect of follow-up by telephone calls on the medication compliance of patients with cancer pain.Methods Two hundred and forty hospitalized cancer patients suffering from moderate to severe cancer pain were included in the study. All the patients were provided with education on pain treatment before discharge.Then they were randomly assigned to receive telephone follow-up or routine nursing after discharge.The medication compliance were compared 2 months after discharge.Result The medication compliance in the observation group was significantly better than that in the control group.Conclusion Telephone follow-ups can improve medication compliance in patients with cancer pain.
