Quality improvement measures based on patient data: Some psychometric issues

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 294-299

  Larsson, Gerry ^a   Wilde Larsson, Bodil ^b  

^a SWEDISH NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE   (Sweden)

^b KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Improvement measures; Patient data; Quality of care; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; SWEDEN; THEORETICAL MODEL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DATA COLLECTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0642336148     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-172X.2003.00438.x     Document Type: Article

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