Effect of intensive care environment on family and patient satisfaction: A before-after study

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1626-1634

  Jongerden, Irene P ^a   Slooter, Arjen J ^a   Peelen, Linda M ^a   Wessels, Hester ^a   Ram, Colette M ^a   Kesecioglu, Jozef ^a   Schneider, Margriet M ^a   Van Dijk, Diederik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Family satisfaction; Health facility environment; Intensive care units; Patient satisfaction; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; FAMILY SATISFACTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SATISFACTION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84881476021     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-013-2966-0     Document Type: Article

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