Effect of telephone follow-up on surgical orthopedic recovery

Follow‐up telephone calls to patients discharged after undergoing orthopaedic surgery: double‐blind, randomised controlled trial of efficacy

“…Unlike Hodgins et al . (), who did not find significant results, in our study we found a statistically significant effect of the TFU intervention on reducing problems after discharge from the ward. We addressed many of the limitations of previously published articles; for example, knowing that calls may be ineffective if made too soon, the phone calls were generally made 48 hours after discharge.…”

“…, Hodgins et al . ). Unfortunately, they are not comparable because they use different methodologies and sampling methods.…”

A randomized clinical trial of a nurse telephone follow‐up on paediatric tonsillectomy pain management and complications

“…, Hodgins et al . ), as well as on the needs of parents throughout their child's tonsillectomy and recovery period (Finley et al . , Kotiniemi et al .…”

“…This intervention is defined as multiple telephone calls made to the patient after discharge, providing information and reviewing discharge prescriptions and care management by the patient himself or by a caregiver (Tack & Gilliss , Hodgins et al . ). Only a few studies have explored such nurse telephone follow‐up for children undergoing tonsillectomy (Sutters et al .…”

Effects of post‐discharge telephone calls on the rate of emergency department visits in paediatric patients

“…Given reductions in the length of hospital stay, post‐discharge treatment plans are increasingly important. Telephone calls, typically within a few days of discharge, have been used in multiple studies and usually are performed by nurses, nurse practitioners or pharmacists 1–3 . These calls offer a mechanism to provide answers to questions about patients’ medical condition or medications.…”