User satisfaction is influenced by the interval between a health care service and the assessment of the service

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1882-1887

  Jensen, Hanne Irene ^a   Ammentorp, Jette ^a   Kofoed, Poul Erik ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b KOLDING HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; Electronic questionnaires; Health care; Health care assessment; Outpatients; Paediatrics; Time of assessment; User satisfaction surveys

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PARENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AMBULATORY CARE; COMPUTERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

DENMARK;

EID: 77952674129     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.02.035     Document Type: Article

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