The development of a tool to measure service user satisfaction with in-patient forensic services: The Forensic Satisfaction Scale

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 272-281

  MacInnes, Douglas ^a   Beer, Dominic ^b   Keeble, Peter ^b   Rees, David ^c   Reid, Leon ^b  

^a CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OXLEAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forensic mental health services; In patient services; Service user satisfaction; The Forensic Satisfaction Scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952070349     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638231003728133     Document Type: Article

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