Effect of telephone follow-ups on curative compliance of syphilis patients / 现代临床护理

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the influence of telephone follow-ups on the compliance of syphilis patients.Methods The 120 patients diagnosed with syphilis during February 2010 to December 2011 were randomly divided into experiment group and control group with 60 cases in each group.The control group was given disease-related education during outpatient visits,while the experimental group received nursing intervention by phone calls.The two groups were compared in respect of curative compliance. Result The curative compliance of the experiment group after follow-ups was significantly better than that of the control group (P<0.01).Conclusion The telephone follow-ups can significantly improve the curative compliance of syphilis patients,which can significantly prevent the spread of syphilis.