Assessment of patient's experiences across the interface between primary and secondary care: Consumer Quality Index Continuum of Care

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 123-127

  Berendsen, Annette J ^a   Groenier, Klaas H ^a   de Jong, G Majella ^a   Meyboom de Jong, Betty ^a   van der Veen, Willem Jan ^a   Dekker, Janny ^a   de Waal, Margot W M ^b   Schuling, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assessing experiences; Consumer quality index; Interface between primary and secondary care; Patients' perceptions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSUMER QUALITY INDEX CONTINUUM OF CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION STUDY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; COOPERATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; YOUNG ADULT; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR;

EID: 69249214033     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2009.01.011     Document Type: Article

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