Community matrons-an exploratory study of patients' views and experiences

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 86-93

  Williams, Veronika ^a   Smith, Anne ^b   Chapman, Linda ^b   Oliver, David ^c  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case management; Community matron; Grounded theory; Interviews; Nursing; Patient experiences; Primary care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT ADVOCACY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 78650118391     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05458.x     Document Type: Article

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