Properties of a Norwegian version of the Ward Organisational Features Scales

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 455-461

  Sjetne, Ingeborg Strømseng ^a,b,d   Stavem, Knut ^a,c  

^a Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Sciences   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Health services research; Instrument development; Nursing; Practice environment; Quality of care; Quantitative approaches

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; NORWAY; NURSE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALIDITY; WARD; WARD ORGANIZATIONAL FEATURES SCALE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRANSLATING;

EID: 33751269134     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2006.00428.x     Document Type: Article

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