An evaluation of a telephone follow-up clinic in urology.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the introduction of telephone follow-up reviews for prescriptions of oral erectogenic agents.


METHODS
124 men of 166 invited patients who had participated in telephone consultations during the first 12 months of operation.


RESULTS
91.9% of respondents found the telephone clinic more convenient than traditional attendance particularly because the former requires no travel and waiting time to be seen by a consultant.


CONCLUSIONS
Men with erectile dysfunction can be followed up by telephone in the majority of cases where an oral erectogenic agent has been prescribed.
Wylie
Kevan
K
Department of Urology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Porterbrook Clinic, 75 Osborne Road, Sheffield S11 9BF, UK. k.r.wylie@sheffield.ac.uk
Allen
Patricia
P
Hallam-Jones
Ruth
R
D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013689:Telephone; D014572:Urology / Q000379:methods*; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014665:Vasodilator Agents