Table 3 |
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Examination of frequency of contact between patient and health care professional in study interventions |
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Intervention categories and studies |
Intervention increases contact between patient and health care professional? |
Results based on comparisons between study participants? |
Notes |
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Video Conference |
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Gelfand, 2003 [33] |
Unclear |
NA |
No adequate discussion |
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Smith, 2009 [25] |
Yes |
NA |
Increased communication in some participants |
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Mobile phone |
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Franklin, 2006 [42] |
Yes |
Yes |
Improved perception of quantity of support but no clinical impact (p > .05) |
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Franklin, 2008 [38] |
Yes |
Yes |
Found no statistically significant correlation (p > .05) |
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Rami, 2006 [39] |
Yes |
Yes* |
No adequate discussion |
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Telephone |
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Adkins, 2006 [34] |
Unclear |
NA |
No adequate discussion |
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Howells, 2002 [44] |
Yes |
Yes |
Instructed to increase contact in intervention |
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Nunn, 2006 [46] |
Yes |
Yes |
Instructed to increase contact in intervention |
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Novel communication |
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Cadario, 2007 [48] |
Yes |
Yes |
Intervention design could lead to more clinician contacting patient |
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Chase, 2003 [40] |
Yes |
No |
Instructed to increase contact in intervention |
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Corriveau, 2008 [35] |
Yes |
Yes** |
Intervention design could lead to more clinician contacting patient. Fewer face-to-face consultations (2.8 +/- 0.2 (SE) vs. 3.5 +/- 0.1) |
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D'Annunzio, 2003 [32] |
Yes |
NA |
Intervention design could lead to more clinician contacting patient |
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Farmer, 2005 [41] |
Yes |
Yes |
Real-time data transfer and design of study may increase communication. No significant influence with contact frequency and change in HbA1c (p = .6) |
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Gay, 2006 [43] |
Yes |
Yes |
Instructed to increase contact in intervention |
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Liesenfeld, 2000 [37] |
Unclear |
NA |
Descriptive statistics only. No adequate discussion |
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Malasanos, 2005 [26] |
Unclear |
NA |
No formal presentation of results |
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Marrero, 1995 [45] |
Yes |
Yes |
Intervention design could lead to more clinician contacting patient. No significant relationship with communication |
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Rosenflack, 1993 [47] |
Yes |
Yes† |
Intervention 338 [255-490]. Comparison A 231 [160-350] (p < .007). Comparison B 96 [50-150] (p < .0001) ‡ |
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Web-based |
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Gerber, 2007 [36] |
Yes |
NA |
Increased contact during initial stages of research then decline |
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* Comparison between low and high message senders (+/-50%); ** Comparison between rural and urban patient visits; † 'Time consumption' compared between intervention and 2 control groups; ‡ Value based on sum of minutes per patient per year |
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Sutcliffe et al. BMC Endocrine Disorders 2011 11:1 doi:10.1186/1472-6823-11-1 |
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