Patients' perceptions of patient education on psychiatric inpatient wards: A qualitative study

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 335-341

  Hatonen H ^a   Suhonen, R ^a   Warro, H ^a   Pitkanen A ^a   VALIMAKI M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Patient education; Psychiatric hospital; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PUBLICATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STANDARD;

ADULT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SCHIZOPHRENIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953093881     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2009.01530.x     Document Type: Article

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