A revised Swedish version of the Ward Atmosphere Scale: Usability and psychometrics

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 303-309

  Tuvesson, Hanna ^a   Wann Hansson, Christine ^a   Eklund, Mona ^a,b  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Care environment; Inpatient; Mental health; Psychometrics; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; WARD; WARD ATMOSPHERE SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956647037     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08039480903524913     Document Type: Article

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