Patients' and staff's perceptions of the psychiatric ward environment

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 798-803

  Rossberg, Jan Ivar ^a   Friis, Svein ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXPECTATION; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT PERCEPTION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; WARD ATMOSPHERE SCALE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING ENVIRONMENT SCALE 10;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENTS; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 3042834131     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.55.7.798     Document Type: Article

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