Patient perspectives on discharge from specialist type 2 diabetes care back to primary care: A qualitative study

Canadian Journal of Diabetes

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 191-197

  Dutton, Heidi ^a   Rowan, Margo S ^b,c   Liddy, Clare ^b,d   Maranger, Julie ^e   Ooi, Teik Chye ^a,e   Malcolm, Janine ^a,e   Keely, Erin ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c Rowan Research and Evaluation   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^e OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Care transitions; Discharge; Patient experiences; Qualitative; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT DURATION; VERY ELDERLY; CANADA; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPECIALIZATION; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 84901940593     PISSN: 14992671     EISSN: 23523840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2013.10.007     Document Type: Article

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