Methodological issues encountered in a study of hospitalized COPD patients

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-97

  Bissonnette, Janice ^a,b   Logan, Jo ^b,c   Davies, Barbara ^b,d   Graham, Ian D ^b,c  

^a Queensway Carleton Hospital   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d Min Hlth Longterm Care of Ontario   (Canada)

Author keywords

COPD; Functional health status; Methodology with chronic illness; Patient education; Recruitment; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLANNING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 13144277563     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1054773804268175     Document Type: Article

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