Applications like FaceTime and Skype allow physicians to have far more meaningful, effective conversations then they ever could over the telephone, enabling them to deliver more informed diagnoses.
(Carer 20, wife of Muslim patient with cancer, stage 1 interview) Aspects of hospice care that were particularly valued by patients and carers included appropriate dietary provision, prayer facilities, provision of Asian TV channels, setting up of a video telephone enabling patients to speak to relatives in Pakistan, support for families, help accessing benefits, and care after bereavement.
Making use of telephone interviews enabled us to speak with experts from disparate locations around the country and we found that telephone interviews were similar in quality and length to face-to-face interviews [ 59].
In-depth telephone consultations enabled both Sibs and potential organisers to decide if they were right for the role.
Answering of the questionnaire through telephone interviews enabled the interviewer to give precise instructions.
46 Utilising telephone interviews enabled us to interview experts across the country.
Our bi-monthly telephone calls enabled us to ensure the interviews captured the dynamic events and experiences.
Our exploratory telephone interviews enabled us to identify commonly used sources to present in the questionnaire, and space was provided for HVs to add in any additional sources.
DID consists of software to be installed in the patient's mobile telephone and enables the phone to be used as a small computer to record the blood glucose values and dose of insulin injections in real time; the system is also able to suggest the daily carbohydrate intake, summing the amount of carbohydrate consumed progressively (Fig. 1).
GPS chips in telephones also enabled location-based social-networking services, in which friends could locate each other's positions, and opened up new opportunities for advertisers wanting to reach consumers at specific locations.
Two family members appreciated the availability of computers with internet access and free public telephones, which enabled communication with relatives and friends.
