Telephone contact with patients suffering from osteoarthritis

Czech version

Authors: K. Trnavský
Authors‘ workplace: Vedoucí lékař: prof. MUDr. Karel Trnavský, DrSc. ; Arthrocentrum, Praha
Published in: Prakt. Lék. 2011; 91(3): 153-154
Category: Of different specialties

Overview

Planned and regular telephone contact with patients suffering from osteoarthritis of the knee and/or of the hip joint can produce significant improvement of health status and could be an important factor in therapeutic programme especially in patients with limited mobility and living in distant rural areas. This type of contact could be economically advantageous.

Key words:
osteoarthritis, therapy, telephone contact.

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