Patient-centeredness and e-health among italian hospitals: Results of a cross-sectional web-based survey

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 791-796

  De Feo, Emma ^a   De Belvis, Antonio Giulio ^a   Silenzi, Andrea ^a   Specchia, Maria Lucia ^a   Gallì, Paoloa ^a   Ricciardi, Walter ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

doctor and patient communication; e health; health information; patient centeredness; waiting lists

Indexed keywords

BIVARIATE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EHEALTH; HEALTH INFORMATIONS; HEALTHCARE QUALITY; HEALTHCARE SERVICES; ITALIAN REGIONS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL RECORD; NORTHERN ITALY; NORTHERN REGIONS; ODDS RATIOS; ONLINE DATA; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PATIENT-CENTERED HEALTHCARE; PATIENT-CENTEREDNESS; PUBLIC OWNERSHIP; UNIVARIATE; WAITING LISTS; WAITING TIME; WEB-BASED SURVEYS;

ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT EXCHANGE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITY CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WEBSITES;

HOSPITALS;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERNET; ITALY; PATIENT CARE; RISK; TELEMEDICINE;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTERNET; ITALY; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84871329559     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2011.0234     Document Type: Review

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