Brief scale measuring patient preparedness for hospital discharge to home: Psychometric properties

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 446-454

  Graumlich, James F ^a,b   Novotny, Nancy L ^a   Aldag, Jean C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b OSF SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuity of patient care; Health care surveys; Patient discharge; Patient satisfaction; Patient centered care; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRIEF PREPARED; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG INFORMATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERVIEW; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOMETRY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES;

EID: 59849119156     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.316     Document Type: Article

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