Patient and carer satisfaction with 'Hospital at Home': Quantitative and qualitative results from a randomised controlled trial

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 52, Issue 474, 2002, Pages 9-13

  Wilson, Andrew ^a   Wynn, Alison ^a   Parker, Hilda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carers; Hospital care; Intermediate care; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RANK SUM TEST; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0036146491     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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