Involvement of patients with cancer in patient safety: A qualitative study of current practices, potentials and barriers

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 836-842

  Martin, Helle Max ^a   Navne, Laura Emdal ^a   Lipczak, Henriette ^b  

^a KORA Danish Institute for Local and Regional Government Research   (Denmark)

^b DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONSULTATION; DENMARK; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPOWERMENT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GYNECOLOGIST; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NURSE; PAIN; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONALISM; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UTERUS CANCER; WELLBEING;

COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ERROR, MEASUREMENT/EPIDEMIOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT-CENTRED CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84884622651     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001447     Document Type: Article

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