Satisfaction of care in a tertiary level diabetes clinic: Correlations with diabetes knowledge, clinical outcome and health-related quality of life

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 44, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 432-437

  Koves, Ildiko H ^a   Boucher, Andrew ^a   Ismail, Dunia ^a   Donath, Susan ^a   Cameron, Fergus J ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Knowledge; Metabolic control; Quality of life; Satisfaction; Type 1 diabetes mellitus

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; METABOLIC REGULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; VICTORIA;

EID: 47349112316     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2008.01317.x     Document Type: Article

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