Referral to and discharge from cardiac rehabilitation: Key informant views on continuity of care

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 155-163

  Grace, Sherry L ^a,i   Krepostman, Suzan ^a   Brooks, Dina ^b   Jaglal, Susan ^b,c   Abramson, Beth L ^b,d   Scholey, Pat ^e   Suskin, Neville ^f,g   Arthur, Heather ^h   Stewart, Donna E ^a,b  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e Trillium Health Centre   (Canada)

^f LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^h MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

ⁱ YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardivascular diseases; Continuity of patient care

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE; EMERGENCY CARE; FOLLOW UP; GROUNDED ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEART REHABILITATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; INTERHOSPITAL COOPERATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; CORONARY DISEASE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REHABILITATION CENTERS;

EID: 33644919663     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2006.00528.x     Document Type: Article

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