Improving patient-centeredness of fertility care using a multifaceted approach: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 13, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Huppelschoten, Aleida G ^a   van Duijnhoven, Noortje T L ^a   Hermens, Rosella P M G ^a   Verhaak, Chris ^a   Kremer, Jan A M ^a   Nelen, Willianne L D M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Determinants; Distress; Multifaceted approach; Patient centeredness; Protocol; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG COST; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVULATION INDUCTION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CENTEREDNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EMOTIONS; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RESEARCH DESIGN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84866490995     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-13-175     Document Type: Article

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