A comparison of methods for measuring patient satisfaction with consultations in primary care

Family Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-51

  Kinnersley, Paul ^a   Stott, Nigel ^a   Peters, Tim ^b   Harvey, Ian ^b   Hackett, Paul ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Primary care; Psychometric testing; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0029879432     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/13.1.41     Document Type: Article

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