Assessment of postsurgical recovery after discharge using a pen computer diary

Anaesthesia

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1101-1105

  Begg, A ^a   Drummond, G ^a   Tiplady, Brian ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Measurement techniques: computers; Medical records: health diaries; Outcome assessment: patient; Surgery: gynaecological

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OPEN STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SLEEP DISORDER;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; COGNITION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; SLEEP DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242364209     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.03406.x     Document Type: Article

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