Development and validation of a scale to assess attitudes of health care administrators toward the use of e-mail communication between patients and physicians

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 512-532

  Bhor, Menaka ^a   Mason, Holly L ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion of innovation theory; E mail; Health care administrators

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; E-MAIL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; TRUST; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TRUST;

EID: 33845223896     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2006.02.005     Document Type: Article

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