Evaluation of the SCA instrument for measuring patient satisfaction with cancer care administered via paper or via the internet

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 723-729

  Kamo, N ^a   Dandapani, S V ^a   Miksad, R A ^a,b,c   Houlihan, M J ^a,b   Kaplan, I ^a,b   Regan, M ^a,d   Greenfield, T K ^e   Sanda, M G ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care delivery; Internet survey; Oncology; Patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; ONCOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SERVICE SATISFACTION SCALE FOR CANCER CARE; SKILL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VALIDITY;

EID: 79952013253     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdq417     Document Type: Article

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