Applications and usefulness of routine measurement of patients' satisfaction with community-based mental health care

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 116, Issue SUPPL. 437, 2007, Pages 53-65

  Ruggeri, M ^a,b   Lasalvia, A ^a   Salvi, G ^a   Cristofalo, D ^a   Bonetto, C ^a   Tansella, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b Policlinico 'G B Rossi'   (Italy)

Author keywords

Community mental health services; Outcome assessment; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL INDICATOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RELATIVE; TREATMENT DURATION; VARIANCE;

EID: 35649018746     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2007.01093.x     Document Type: Article

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