Patient perspectives of patient-provider communication after adverse events

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 479-486

  Duclos, Christine W ^a,b   Eichler, Mary ^a   Taylor, Leslie ^a   Quintela, Javan ^a   Main, Deborah S ^a   Pace, Wilson ^a   Staton, Elizabeth W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical errors; Patient perspective; Patient provider communication; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ERROR; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 28844489480     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzi065     Document Type: Article

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