Longitudinal continuity of care is associated with high patient satisfaction with physical therapy

Physical Therapy

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1046-1052

  Beattie, Paul ^a   Dowda, Marsha ^a   Turner, Christine ^b   Michener, Lori ^c   Nelson, Roger ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MedRisk Inc   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Patient satisfaction; Physical therapy; Self report measure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY;

EID: 25844461647     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/85.10.1046     Document Type: Article

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