During months 7 to 24, participants in the standard intervention group self - reported their daily intake using a website designed for this study, and this information was available to the staff during
the intervention telephone contacts.
Not exact matches
After the initial
contact, peer counselors» field records also included the infants» location and whether the
intervention was performed by
telephone or in person.
Therefore, for the review's four primary outcomes we carried out subgroup analysis to explore the impact of
interventions involving different types of supporter (professional versus lay person, or both); types of support (face - to - face versus
telephone support or both); timing of support (antenatal and postnatal versus postnatal alone); whether the support was proactive (scheduled
contacts) or reactive (women needed to request support); and whether support
interventions had similar effects in settings with different background breastfeeding initiation rates (low, medium or high background rates).
We compared different types of
intervention (support provided predominantly by face - to - face
contact, predominantly by
telephone, or by both face - to - face and
telephone contact) for our primary outcomes.
Intervention: package of: 2 - 4 prenatal sessions with LC (10 min - 15 min each);
telephone call 48 h after discharge; visit to lactation clinic at 1 week postpartum (staffed by paediatrician or LC);
contact with LC at each health supervision visit until weaning or 1 year; professional education of nursing and medical staff.
Both planned (i.e. weekly or monthly
telephone calls to support the patients with chronic disease) and unscripted
telephone coaching
interventions appear to be effective for improving self - management skills in people from vulnerable groups: the planned
telephone coaching services had the advantage of regular
contact and helping people develop their skills over time, whereas the unscripted services allowed the coach to tailor support to the patient's individual needs.
Counts of key
intervention components were derived: number of individual patient visits with a mental health specialist and number of
telephone contacts with a clinician such as a care manager or other
telephone assistance (eg, crisis or helpline).