Do people with existing chronic conditions benefit from telephone coaching? A rapid review

Dennis, Sarah M.; Harris, Mark; Lloyd, Jane; Powell Davies, Gawaine; Faruqi, Nighat; Zwar, Nicholas

doi:10.1071/ah13005

Do people with existing chronic conditions benefit from telephone coaching? A rapid review

Objective. To examine the effectiveness of telephone-based coaching services for the management of patients with chronic diseases. Methods. A rapid scoping review of the published peer reviewed literature, using Medline, Embase, CINAHL, PsychNet and Scopus. We included studies involving people ag…