Satisfaction with outpatient physiotherapy: Focus groups to explore the views of patients with acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-20

  Hills, Rosemary ^a   Kitchen, Sheila ^b  

^a Mile End Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 34247100282     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: 15325040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593980601023705     Document Type: Review

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