Estimation of the impact of providing outpatients with information about SARS infection control on their intention of outpatient visit

Health Policy

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 293-303

  Ishizaki, Tatsuro ^a   Imanaka, Yuichi ^a   Hirose, Masahiro ^a   Hayashida, Kenshi ^a   Kizu, Minoru ^b   Inoue, Akihiro ^b   Sugie, Susumu ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b OTSU MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epidemic of fear; Health belief model; Infection control; Japan; Outpatient visits; Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTENTION; JAPAN; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 3242795093     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2004.04.008     Document Type: Article

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