Need assessment and quality of life in outpatients with schizophrenia: A 5-year follow-up study

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 393-398

  Foldemo, Anniqa ^a   Bogren, Lennart ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Key workers; Need assessment; Quality of life; Schizophrenia and insight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; WORKER;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SWEDEN;

EID: 0036446219     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-6712.2002.00107.x     Document Type: Article

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