Beliefs and experiences can influence patient participation in handover between primary and secondary care - A qualitative study of patient perspectives

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Flink, Maria ^a   Öhlén, Gunnar ^a,b   Hansagi, Helen ^b   Barach, Paul ^c,d   Olsson, Mariann ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL HANDOVER; EMERGENCY WARD; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SWEDEN; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; INTERVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT HANDOFF; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SECONDARY CARE; SWEDEN; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 84871926935     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001179     Document Type: Article

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