Treatment of minor illness in primary care: A national survey of patient satisfaction, attitudes and preferences regarding a wider nursing role

Health Expectations

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 30-45

  Caldow, Jan ^a,c   Bond, Christine ^a   Ryan, Mandy ^a   Campbell, Neil C ^a   Miguel, Fernando San ^b   Kiger, Alice ^a   Lee, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Institucion Futuro   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Discrete choice experiment; Extended role; Patient opinion; Patient satisfaction; Practice nurse; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONSULTATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSE; NURSING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SCOTLAND;

EID: 33847178379     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2006.00422.x     Document Type: Article

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