"I'm Satisfied ... But": Clients' and Families' Contingent Responses About Home Care

Home Health Care Services Quarterly

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 161-177

  Byrne, Kerry ^a   Sims Gould, Joanie ^a   Frazee, Krista ^b   Martin Matthews, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

elderly; family satisfaction; home care; home health services; home support; older adults; patient satisfaction; qualitative research; quality care; satisfaction

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HOMEMAKER SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84858135963     PISSN: 01621424     EISSN: 15450856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01621424.2011.622242     Document Type: Article

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