Patient experiences of continuity of cancer care: Development of a new medical care questionnaire (MCQ) for oncology outpatients

Value in Health

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1180-1186

  Harley, Clare ^a   Adams, Jacqui ^a   Booth, Laura ^a   Selby, Peter ^a   Brown, Julia ^b   Velikova, Galina ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Communication; Patient reported outcomes; Psychometric properties; Questionnaire development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE QUESTIONNAIRE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY;

EID: 70350751587     PISSN: 10983015     EISSN: 15244733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4733.2009.00574.x     Document Type: Article

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