Patients value patient-therapist interactions more than the amount or content of therapy during inpatient rehabilitation: A qualitative study

Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 261-268

  Peiris, Casey L ^a,b   Taylor, Nicholas F ^a,b   Shields, Nora ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b EASTERN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Physical therapy specialty; Professional patient relations; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL THERAPISTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STROKE;

EID: 84870234422     PISSN: 18369553     EISSN: 18369561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1836-9553(12)70128-5     Document Type: Article

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