Patient perceptions of hospital discharge: Reliability and validity of a patient continuity of care questionnaire

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 314-323

  Hadjistavropoulos, Heather ^a   Biem, Henry ^b   Sharpe, Donald ^a   Bourgault Fagnou, Michelle ^a   Janzen, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b Lakeshore General Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continuity of care; Hospital discharge; Hospital processes; Information; Management; Provider relationships; Psychometrics; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEHYDRATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CONTINUITY OF CARE QUESTIONNAIRE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 52749090623     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzn030     Document Type: Article

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