Understanding the meaning of satisfaction with treatment outcome

Medical Care

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 718-725

  Hudak, Pamela L ^a   McKeever, Patricia D ^b   Wright, James G ^c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Embodiment; Meaning; Patient satisfaction; Qualitative study; Theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; CANADA; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HAND; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BODY IMAGE; CANADA; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIND-BODY RELATIONS (METAPHYSICS); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4043076465     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mlr.0000132398.11342.a8     Document Type: Article

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