The effects of integrated inpatient health care on patient satisfaction and health-related quality of life: Results of a survey among heart disease patients in Germany

Health Policy

Volumn 98, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 156-163

  Nickel, Stefan ^a   Thiedemann, Birgit ^b   von dem Knesebeck, Olaf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b Techniker Krankenkasse   (Germany)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Heart disease patients; Hospital care; Integrated health care; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEART DISEASES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78249288751     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.06.012     Document Type: Article

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