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Universal Journal of Public Health Vol. 1(2), pp. 20 - 25
DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2013.010202
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Improving the Odds of Compliance: Using a Brief Telephone Call to Decrease Pre-treatment Attrition in Cardiac Rehabilitation
Dean Cooley1,*, Karla Kubitz2, Scott Pedersen1, Andrew Williams3
1 Human Movement, Faculty of Education, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, 7248 Australia
2 Department of Kinesiology, Towson University, Baltimore, 21252, Maryland United States
3 School of Human Life Sciences, Faculty of Health Science, University of Tasmania, Launceston, 7248, Australia
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to test the effect of a brief telephone intervention based on the principles of motivational interviewing to reduce pre-treatment attrition in an Australian cardiac rehabilitation centre. The study was an intact comparison randomly trial. Twenty-eight adult patients diagnosed with symptoms associated with cardio-vascular disease, who were noncompliant to an initial appointment, were randomized to receive either a standard cue call or a motivational interview-based recruitment call. Compliance was measured as attendance at a booked session at the cardiac rehabilitation center. Results showed that patients who received a motivational based telephone call had 6 times the odds as those who received a standard cue telephone call for attending a booked appointment. Reducing pre-treatment attrition from cardio-vascular rehabilitation centers can be accomplished with a brief telephone intervention, which incorporates the spirit of motivational interviewing.
KEYWORDS
Motivational Interviewing, Pre-Treatment Attrition, Cardiac Rehabilitation
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Dean Cooley , Karla Kubitz , Scott Pedersen , Andrew Williams , "Improving the Odds of Compliance: Using a Brief Telephone Call to Decrease Pre-treatment Attrition in Cardiac Rehabilitation," Universal Journal of Public Health, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 20 - 25, 2013. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2013.010202.
(b). APA Format:
Dean Cooley , Karla Kubitz , Scott Pedersen , Andrew Williams (2013). Improving the Odds of Compliance: Using a Brief Telephone Call to Decrease Pre-treatment Attrition in Cardiac Rehabilitation. Universal Journal of Public Health, 1(2), 20 - 25. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2013.010202.