Telephone counseling

The first option for treatment is one of information and advice only. For some clients who prefer to withdraw on their own, advice, written material, and support either through telephone counselling or one to two appointments may be all they require. Clients who may benefit from this level of treatment may (a) not have been taking tranquillisers for very long, (b) have received other help from elsewhere, or (c) have almost completed withdrawal. 

Lichtenstein E, Boles SM, Lee ME, et al. Using radon risk to motivate smoking reduction II Randomized evaluation of brief telephone counseling and a targeted video. Health Educ Res 2007 [available online only as of time of publication, access via PubMed, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez... 

There is a strong dose-response relationship between the intensity of tobacco dependence counseling and its effectiveness. Treatments involving person-to-person contact (via individual, group, or proactive telephone counseling) are consistently effective, and their effectiveness increases with treatment intensity (e.g., minutes of contact). 

Includes research and investigation, testing of devices, reading depositions, deposition and trial preparation, telephone counseling, oral and written reports, literature searches in extensive personal library, online Hterature searches of all books in all campus libraries, journal literature and patent searches from computer in my office, searches in University of Wisconsin Engineering Library (which contains all patents). 

Primary healthcare in pediatrics benefits in many ways from telenursing, especially with counseling. Telephonic counseling for lactation in Malaysia has resulted in an increase in exclusive breast-feeding in the first month of life, but with less success for the 6 months postpartum [39]. This is important for, as a Cochrane review has shown, such exclusive... 

Ron tells me, You re not isolated, Peggy. You re there for every phone call every time someone in the support group calls you. You ll always be remembered for the advice and counseling you ve done over the telephone. I have helped several people through suicidal chemical reactions like the ones I went through. 

W.F. Rayburn, J. Hamman, G.I. Louwsma and M.Z. Johnson, Counseling by telephone a toll-free service to improve prenatal care, J. Reprod. Med., 27 (1982) 551-556. 

W. Rayburn, G. Wilson, J. Schreck, G. Louwsma and J. Hamman, Prenatal counseling a state-wide telephone service, Obstet. Gynecol., 60 (1982) 243-246. 

When conducting a coaching or counseling session with an employee, it is important that you also be an effective listener. Give your undivided attention. This means that you remove all distractions, such as your telephone and e-mail, and maintain eye contact. 

Environmental barriers, such as a desk or prescription counter, may pose a physical barrier to communication and should be avoided, if possible. Adequate privacy is also important, especially when patients are discussing sensitive medical matters and others could overhear. Ideally, the counseling area should be free of distractions, such as ringing telephones or other conversations. The counseling area should have enough space for the phar-... 

CancerCare is a nonprofit organization providing free support services for anyone touched by cancer, including education programs, fact sheets, downloadable booklets, counseling, online support groups, and help with financial assistance. They produce more than fifty one-hour telephone education workshops with... 

Gook, R R, McCabe, M. M., Emiliozzi, S., and Rointer, L., Telephone nurse counseling improves HIV medication adherence An effectiveness study, / Assoc Nurses AIDS Care Jul-Aug 20(4) 316-325,2009. 

Tahir, N. M., and Al-Sadat, N., Does telephone lactation counselling improve breastfeeding practices A randomised controlled trial, Int Nurs Stud Jan 50(l) 16-25,2013. 

Cook, R E. et al.. Telephone nurse counseling for medication adherence in ulcerative colitis A preliminary study. Patient Educ Conns Nov 81(2) 182-186, 2010. 

Transtelephonic monitoring commonly provides an emotional umbilical cord between the medical facility and the patient with many elderly patients being comforted by this contact. It is important to counsel the patient that, on occasion, there may be artifacts generated by the telephone lines that raise a concern about a pacing system problem. If these concerns cannot be cleared up by a repeat call, it may be necessary to have the patient come to the office for a detailed evaluation which provides far more information than is presently retrievable via the telephone. 

Since the AEC had not yet replied to Anderson s 16 October letter, the Joint Committee viewed its earlier request for information in the context of the proposed regulation. When Ramey telephoned General Counsel Mitchell on 9 November, he learned that the new rule would not apply to Joint Committee requests for information. Mitchell reconsidered his opinion, however, and a few days later wrote to Ramey that his telephone statement "was not entirely accurate." The new regulation would apply to J oint Committee requests for specific internal documents, Mitchell wrote, unless those requests were individually granted by the Commission or the general manager. ... 

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