Comparing doctor- and nurse-led care in a sexual health clinic: Patient satisfaction questionnaire

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 64-72

  Miles, Kevin ^a,b,c   Penny, Nikki ^a   Power, Robert ^b   Mercey, Danielle ^b  

^a Camden Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nurse led clinic; Patient satisfaction; Reliability; Self administered questionnaire; Sexual health; Stability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; VALIDATION PROCESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; VENEREOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; FEMALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VENEREOLOGY;

EID: 0038504077     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02580.x     Document Type: Article

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