The quality of patient experience of short-stay acute medical admissions: Findings of the Adult Inpatient Survey in England

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 553-556

  Sullivan, Paul ^a   Harris, Mary L ^b   Bell, Derek ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute medical unit; Acute medicine; Patient experience; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT INPATIENT SURVEY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIVACY; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ACUTE MEDICAL UNIT; ACUTE MEDICINE; PATIENT EXPERIENCE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890916624     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.13-6-553     Document Type: Article

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