Rheumatology: The expectations and preferences of patients for their follow-up monitoring care: A qualitative study to determine the dimensions of patient satisfaction

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 234-242

  Arthur, Valerie ^a   Clifford, Collette ^b  

^a SELLY OAK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Expectations; Interviews; Patient satisfaction; Primary care; Rheumatoid arthritis; Secondary care

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT;

ADULT; AFTERCARE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONCEPT FORMATION; DECISION MAKING; DRUG MONITORING; EMPATHY; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLACE PREFERENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECORDING; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RHEUMATOLOGY; SAMPLING; STANDARD;

ADULT; AFTERCARE; AGED; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DRUG MONITORING; EMPATHY; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 0842269075     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2003.00873.x     Document Type: Article

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