Safety in home care: A broadened perspective of patient safety

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 130-135

  Lang, Ariella ^a   Edwards, Nancy ^a   Fleiszer, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Home care; Home healthcare; Home nursing; Patient safety; Safety

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; WORKPLACE;

CANADA; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH FACILITIES; HOME CARE AGENCIES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SAFETY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 41149167697     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzm068     Document Type: Review

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