Patient Experiences with the Preoperative Assessment Clinic (PEPAC): Validation of an instrument to measure patient experiences

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 666-672

  Edward, G M ^a   Lemaire, L C ^a   Preckel, B ^a   Oort, F J ^a   Bucx, M J L ^a   Hollmann, M W ^a   De Haes, J C J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia, audit; Assessment, preanaesthetic; Research, anaesthesia; Screening; Surgery, preoperative period

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE QUESTIONNAIRE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT EXPERIENCES WITH THE PREOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT CLINIC QUESTIONNAIRE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; VARIANCE; ANESTHESIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 38449107856     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aem259     Document Type: Article

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