Reliability and validity of the satisfaction with hospital care questionnaire

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 471-482

  Hendriks, A A J ^a   Oort, F J ^a   Vrielink, M R ^a   Smets, E M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

In patients; Questionnaire; Reliability; Satisfaction; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0036939825     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/14.6.471     Document Type: Article

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