Caller self-care decisions following teletriage advice

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 7-8, 2012, Pages 1041-1050

  Williams, Bev ^a   Warren, Sharon ^a   Mckim, Robert ^b   Janzen, Wonita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Nurses; Nursing; Self care; Teletriage

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SELF CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; TELECONSULTATION; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALBERTA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COST SAVINGS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOTLINES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REMOTE CONSULTATION; SELF CARE; TRIAGE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858290124     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03986.x     Document Type: Article

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