Does ambulatory process of care predict health-related quality of life outcomes for patients with chronic disease?

Health Services Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1 I, 2007, Pages 63-83

  Kahn, Katherine L ^a,b   Tisnado, Diana M ^a   Adams, John L ^b   Liu, Honghu ^a   Chen, Wen Pin ^c   Hu, Fang Ashlee ^a   Mangione, Carol M ^a   Hays, Ronald D ^a,b   Damberg, Cheryl L ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Pacific Business Group on Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Process outcome link; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 33846417680     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2006.00604.x     Document Type: Review

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