Cancer patients' satisfaction with care in traditional and innovative ambulatory oncology clinics

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 251-257

  Groff, Shannon L ^a   Carlson, Linda E ^a,b   Tsang, Kathy ^d   Potter, Barbara J ^c  

^a ACB Holy Cross Site ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c TOM BAKER CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Outpatient experience; Patient satisfaction; Physical environment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONFIDENTIALITY; FEMALE; FURNITURE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; TIME; TRUST; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ALBERTA; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEOPLASMS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS; TRUST; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 53449089147     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NCQ.0000324590.99460.f6     Document Type: Article

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