Journal article
An Overview of Interventions to Improve Compliance With Appointment Keeping for Medical Services
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine, by a quantitative meta-analysis of randomized trials, the effectiveness of strategies to improve patient compliance with screening, referral, and clinic appointments for health services that are provided at the time of the visit.
DATA SOURCES: Computerized searches of MEDLINE (1966 through 1990) were done using two search strategies: (1) (Patient Compliance OR Adhere* OR Dropout*) AND (Appointment*) AND (Screen* OR …
Authors
Macharia WM; Leon G; Rowe BH; Stephenson BJ; Haynes RB
Journal
JAMA, Vol. 267, No. 13, pp. 1813–1817
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
April 1, 1992
DOI
10.1001/jama.1992.03480130129038
ISSN
0098-7484