Are family members suitable proxies for transitional care unit residents when collecting satisfaction information?

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 439-445

  Castle, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Family; Proxies; Transitional care unit

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DATA ANALYSIS; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AFTERCARE; AGED; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROXY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 28944443943     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzi056     Document Type: Article

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