Psychiatric outpatients' experiences with specialized health care delivery. A Norwegian national survey

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 271-279

  Oltedal, Sigve ^a   Garratt, Andrew ^a,b   Johannessen, Jan Olav ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Patient experiences; Patient satisfaction; Psychiatry; Quality of care; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL PATIENT; OUTPATIENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 34147136266     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638230701279832     Document Type: Review

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