Perceptions of Patients and Physiotherapists on Patient Participation: A Narrative Synthesis of Qualitative Studies

Physiotherapy Research International

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 80-91

  Schoeb, Veronika ^a   Bürge, Elisabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WESTERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Patient participation; Perceptions; Physiotherapy; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; PATIENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENTS; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL THERAPISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 84862006419     PISSN: 13582267     EISSN: 15206483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pri.516     Document Type: Article

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