The management of subjective quality of life by short-stay hospital patients: An exploratory study

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages

  Mellor, David J ^a   Cummins, Robert A ^a   Karlinski, Evelyn ^b   Storer, Shane P ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Southwest Healthcare   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONALITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; SURGICAL PATIENT; HEALTH STATUS; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 4243112793     PISSN: 14777525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-1-39     Document Type: Article

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