Cancer patient and staff perceptions of caring and clinical care in free versus forced choice response formats

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 238-245

  Widmark Petersson, Viveca ^a   Von Essen, Louise ^a   Sjödén, Per Olow ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Caring; Clinical care; Free and forced choice response formats; Patient; Perceptions; Staff

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SWEDEN;

EID: 0032440392     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02839319850162850     Document Type: Article

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