Feasibility and acceptance of electronic quality of life assessment in general practice: An implementation study

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Rogausch, Anja ^a,b   Sigle, Jörg ^a   Seibert, Anna ^a   Thüring, Sabine ^a   Kochen, Michael M ^a   Himmel, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SYSTEM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LOCAL AREA NETWORK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINICOMPUTER; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROCOMPUTER; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; MALE; MICROCOMPUTERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PILOT PROJECTS; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67749127880     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-51     Document Type: Article

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