Validation study of an instrument for the evaluation of patients and relatives opinion in mental health services;Validazione di uno strumento di valutazione dell'opinione dei pazienti e dei familiari dei servizi di salute mentale

Italian Journal of Psychopathology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-22

  Gigantesco, A ^a   Chiaia, E ^b   Morosini, P ^a   Balbi, A ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b ASL Roma D   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mental Health Services; Outcome assessment; Patient and relative opinion; Patient and relative satisfaction; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; OUTPATIENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELATIVE; RELIABILITY; SAMPLING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0037335707     PISSN: 15921107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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