Health-related quality of life and health service use following total hip replacement surgery

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 663-672

  McMurray, Anne ^a,c   Grant, Sheila ^b   Griffiths, Susan ^a   Letford, Ali ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Gold Coast Mail Centre 9726 ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Continuity of care; Discharge planning; Health related quality of life; Service utilization; Total hip replacement surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RESEARCH DESIGN; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 0036885592     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02426.x     Document Type: Article

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