Five-point scales outperform 10-point scales in a randomized comparison of item scaling for the Patient Experiences Questionnaire

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 200-207

  Garratt, Andrew M ^a,b   Helgeland, Jon ^b   Gulbrandsen, Pål ^c  

^a DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

^c AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Patient experiences; Patient satisfaction; Quality of care; Questionnaire; Random allocation; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT EXPERIENCES QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 78650510310     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2010.02.016     Document Type: Article

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