Older people: The enigma of satisfaction surveys

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 10-16

  Atwal, Anita ^a   Caldwell, Kay ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Client satisfaction; Older people; Satisfaction surveys

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; COUNSELING; ELDERLY CARE; EXPERIENCE; FALLING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CARE;

EID: 17844401525     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2005.00453.x     Document Type: Article

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