Satagopan M C, Radhakrishna S, Krishnaswami K V, Somasundaram P R, Tripathy S P, Fox W
Tubercle. 1984 Mar;65(1):41-5. doi: 10.1016/0041-3879(84)90028-x.
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.
在马德拉斯市的6家胸科诊所，在研究条件下取得了非常令人满意的结果后，一种从门诊患者那里获取准确家庭住址的新方法于2005年被作为常规程序引入。在这种方法中，给患者一张卡片（地址卡），并要求他让他选择的任何有见识的人，如房东或邻居，在上面填写他的确切地址。该系统在运行约8个月后进行了评估。3956名患者中有82%获得了完整且清晰可读的地址，6家诊所的范围在74%至91%之间。失败的主要原因是：未给患者地址卡（7%）、患者未再次到诊所就诊（6%）以及患者再次到诊所但未归还地址卡（3%）。现在已经采取了纠正措施，并将在适当的时候进行重新评估。
