Patient preferences for single rooms or shared accommodation in a District General Hospital

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 5-8

  Isles, L Florey ^a   Flynn, R ^a   Isles, Chris ^a  

^a DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospital design; Patient satisfaction; Shared accommodation; Single rooms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL WARD; UNITED KINGDOM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL DESIGN; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIVACY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENTS' ROOMS; PRIVACY; SCOTLAND; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 67651236025     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmsmj.54.2.5     Document Type: Article

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