Assessing patient satisfaction across the continuum of ambulatory care: A revalidation and validation of care-specific surveys

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 9-26

  Seibert, Jerry H ^a   Brien, Jan S ^a   Maaske, Barri L ^a   Kochurka, Kimberly ^a   Feldt, Kathryn ^b   Fader, Lisa ^a   Race, Kathryn E H ^a  

^a Parkside Associates Inc   (United States)

^b Group Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Home health care; Outpatient surgery; Patient satisfaction; Reliability; Testing and physical therapy; Validity

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0033037066     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004479-199904000-00003     Document Type: Article

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