Perceived quality of healthcare in a multicenter, community-based population of polypathological patients

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 142-146

  Rincón Gómez, Manuel ^a   Bernabeu Wittel, Máximo ^a   Bohórquez Colombo, Pilar ^b   Moreno Gaviño, Lourdes ^a   Cassani Garza, Manuel ^a   Ortiz Camúñez, María Ángeles ^b   Ollero Baturone, Manuel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

^b Camas Health Center   (Spain)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Chronic disease; Comorbidity; Geriatric assessment; Patient satisfaction; Polypathological patient; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC ANGIOPATHY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF NURSING CARE; SPAIN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPAIN;

EID: 79551611681     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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