Quality of psychiatric care: Validation of an instrument for measuring inpatient opinion

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-78

  Gigantesco, A ^a   Morosini, Pierluigi ^a   Bazzoni, A ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mental health services; Patient opinion; Psychiatric ward; Quality of care; Questionnaire; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROME;

EID: 0037293650     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/15.1.73     Document Type: Article

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