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Effect of Telephone Interventions on Outcomes for selected Chronic Conditions |
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| Condition (sample size) |
Outcome Measure |
Change in Outcome Measure |
Reference |
Comments |
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| Diabetes (42) |
HbA1c |
13.2% decrease (intervention) v. 8.9% decrease control) |
[14] |
Duration = 3 months |
| Diabetes (142) |
Prevalence of hypoglycemia HbA1c |
Decrease from 3% to 2% Decrease from 9.7 to 8.6 |
[20] |
Change in HbA1c statistically significant Duration = 1 year |
| Diabetes (10) |
HbA1c |
1.2% decrease (intervention) v. 0.8% increase (control) |
[22] |
Duration = 6 months |
| Diabetes (185) |
HbA1c |
Decrease in 0.5 units |
[34] |
Duration = 3 months |
| Diabetes (100) |
HbA1c |
No change |
[41] |
Duration = 1 year |
| Tuberculosis (6) |
Adherence to medication |
Similar adherence outcomes between intervention and control |
[16] |
Duration = 2 years |
| Hypertension (267) |
Adherence |
17.7% adherence improvement (intervention) v. 11.7% control |
[18] |
Duration = 6 months |
| Hypertension (104) |
Adherence |
No effect on compliance |
[35] |
Duration = 4 months |
| Asthma (16) |
Lung capacity Compliance |
No effect on absolute lung peak expiratory flow (PEF) and medicine compliance |
[39] |
Duration = 4 months |
Kaplan Globalization and Health 2006 2:9 doi:10.1186/1744-8603-2-9 |
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