Validation and application of an instrument for measuring patient relative's perception of quality of geriatric care

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 197-206

  Verho, Henna ^a   Arnetz, Judith E ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Geriatrics; Patient relatives; Quality of care; Questionnaire; Reliability; Satisfaction; Validity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELATIVE; RELIABILITY; SWEDEN; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FAMILY; GERIATRICS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 0037974712     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzg030     Document Type: Article

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