Study

Hours Available

No. visits possible

Staff Qualifications

Information provided

Burke

Not reported
Direct phone contact with nurse
Related to "stressors" rather than clinical events
Not reported
Direct phone contact with nurse
Related to "stressors" rather than clinical events
Not reported
Direct phone contact with nurse
Related to "stressors" rather than clinical events
Not reported
Direct phone contact with nurse
Related to "stressors" rather than clinical events
Not reported
Direct phone contact with nurse
Related to "stressors" rather than clinical events

Not reported

"master's prepared nurse"

Mailed summaries and reminders of families own stress points and coping strategies

Dougherty

24 hour telephone consultation

Home visits once/twice daily for first 2‐3 days, teaching visit at clinic after 2 weeks, followup outpatient visits at 2‐3 months

Diabetes treatment nurse, as part of a team of diabetes‐specialist physician, psychologist and social worker

Teaching session, instruction and supervision in practical and theoretical aspects of treatment

Sartain

24 hours, 7 days. Service until 2300, on‐call overnight

1‐4 daily

Not specified.
Participants under care of hospital consultants
Not specified.
Participants under care of hospital consultants
Not specified.
Participants under care of hospital consultants

Patient information booklets detailing possible course of illness, signs and symptoms of potential deterioration, appropriate treatment, contact information

Stein

Not specified

Minimum package: initial home visit, one contact (by person or by telephone) each month for 6 months. Most participants received more

Team of generalist paediatricians, paediatric nurse practitioners and social worker

"Teach child and family about condition and train them in self‐care skills"

Strawczynski

24hour service when incident (bleeding in children with haemophilia) occurred

Not specified

Specially trained nurse

No educational intervention reported