A novel system to obtain addresses of out-patients-assessent in routine clinic practice in Madras

Satagopan, M C and Radhakrishna, S and Krishnaswami, K V and Somasundaram, P R and Tripathy, S P and Fox, Wallace (1984) A novel system to obtain addresses of out-patients-assessent in routine clinic practice in Madras. Tubercle, 65 (1). pp. 41-45. ISSN 0041-3879

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Abstract

A novel method of obtaining accurate home addresses from out-patients was introduced as a routine procedure in 6 chest clinics of Madras City, following highly satisfactory results under study conditions. In this method, the patient is given a card (the address card), and asked to get his exact address entered on it by any knowledgeable person of his choice such as a landlord or neighbour. An assessment of the system was undertaken after it had been in operation for about 8 months. A complete and legible address was available for 82 % of 3956 patients, the range in the 6 clinics being 74 % to 91 %. The main causes for failure were : not giving address card to patient (7 %), patient not reattending the clinic (6 %), and patient reattending but not returning the address card (3%). Corrective measures have now been introduced, and a re-assessment will be undertaken in due course.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Tuberculosis > Biostatistics
Divisions:	Statistics
Depositing User:	Dr. Rathinasabapati R
Date Deposited:	07 Aug 2013 10:28
Last Modified:	17 Mar 2016 09:09
URI:	http://eprints.nirt.res.in/id/eprint/180

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