Patient perspective on quality of geriatric care and rehabilitation - Development and psychometric testing of a questionnaire

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-142

  Wressle, Ewa ^a   Eriksson, Lennart ^b   Fahlander, Amie ^a   Rasmusson, Ing Marie ^c   Tedemalm, Ulla ^d   Tängmark, Karin ^e  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Höglandssjukhuset ^*  (Sweden)

^c KALMAR COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Vastervik Hospital   (Sweden)

^e Motala Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Client centred; Geriatric; Patient perspective; Quality of care; Questionnaire; Reliability; Telephone interview; Validity

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL WORKER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION; SAFETY; SWEDEN; TELEPHONE;

EID: 33745398599     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2006.00390.x     Document Type: Article

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