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Effects of telephone call interventions on patients ' well-being in a radiation therapy department . This study examined the effects of telephone call interventions by a collaborative team on patients ' well-being . Fifty-five subjects undergoing radiation therapy for cure and who were able to communicate by telephone comprised the sample . Subjects were randomly assigned to a control group , who received the usual care or to an experimental group , who received a weekly telephone call intervention in addition to the usual care . Speilberger 's State Trait Inventory , the Side Effects Profile , and the Coping Strategies Profile were used along with a telephone survey to collect data . Analysis of the data showed no significant differences between groups in anxiety , severity of side effects , helpfulness of self-care strategies , and coping strategies . However , the survey indicated that the telephone calls were clinically significant and provided a mechanism for demonstrating that the health care professionals cared about their patients and provided an opportunity for patients to talk about their concerns . The investigators believe that collaboration , caring , and communication are the essence of exemplary health care .
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Intervention_Educational
telephone call interventions
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Intervention_Educational
telephone call interventions
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Intervention_Control
control group , who received the usual care
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Intervention_Educational
or to an experimental group , who received a weekly telephone call intervention in addition to the usual care
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Outcome_Physical
Speilberger 's State Trait Inventory
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Outcome_Adverse-effects
the Side Effects Profile
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Outcome_Mental
Coping Strategies Profile
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Outcome_Mental
anxiety
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Outcome_Adverse-effects
severity of side effects
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Outcome_Other
helpfulness of self-care strategies
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Outcome_Mental
coping strategies
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Outcome_Physical
clinically significant
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Participant_Condition
patients ' well-being in a radiation therapy department .
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Participant_Condition
patients ' well-being .