The Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of Medical Advice Given by Telephone for Patients Calling for Primary Care

Category Primary study
Registry of TrialsClinicalTrials.gov
Year 2014
Telephone medical advice in general practice is expanding. The Cochrane Database concludes in 2008 that there is not enough data about its use regarding out-of-hours general practitioners workload, emergency department visits, cost, safety and patient satisfaction. The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of telephone medical advice given by a general practitioner in a call centre for patient presenting isolated fever or gastroenteritis symptoms.
Epistemonikos ID: 4fbc497c9e027bced281347e2c3e8593e6418f5c
First added on: Jan 28, 2022