Psychological impact of short-term isolation measures in hospitalised patients

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 124-127

  Wassenberg, M W M ^a   Severs, D ^a   Bonten, M J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Infection control; Isolation measures; Psychological impact; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY, SEPARATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ISOLATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77952581352     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.01.023     Document Type: Article

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