Emotional care experienced by hospitalised patients: Development and testing of a measurement instrument

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1069-1077

  Williams, Anne M ^a,b,c,d   Kristjanson, Linda J ^a,b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ST JOHN OF GOD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caring; Communication; Nursing; Patients; Quality of healthcare; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMOTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING CARE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMOTIONS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING CARE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61849118880     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02586.x     Document Type: Article

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