Psychometric properties of the Quality in Psychiatric Care - Outpatient (QPC-OP) instrument

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 445-453

  Schröder, Agneta ^a   Ahlström, Gerd ^c   Wilde Larsson, Bodil ^d,e   Lundqvist, Lars Olov ^b  

^a Psychiatric Research Centre   (Sweden)

^b Orebro County Council   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Instrument; Outpatient care; Psychiatric care; Psychometric properties; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 80155137078     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2011.00741.x     Document Type: Article

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