Hospital quality improvement in context: A multilevel analysis of staff job evaluations

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 438-442

  Krogstad, U ^a   Hofoss, D ^b,c   Veenstra, M ^c   Gulbrandsen, P ^d   Hjortdahl, P ^e  

^a Norwegian Health Services Research Centre   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUTUMN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NORWAY; NURSE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; WARD; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 29244435006     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2005.014233     Document Type: Review

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