Development of the primary care quality-homeless (PCQ-H) instrument: A practical survey of homeless patients' experiences in primary care

Medical Care

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 734-742

  Kertesz, Stefan G ^a   Pollio, David E ^b   Jones, Richard N ^c   Steward, Jocelyn ^d   Stringfellow, Erin J ^e   Gordon, Adam J ^f   Johnson, Nancy K ^a   Kim, Theresa A ^g   Daigle, Shanette G ^b   Austin, Erika L ^h   Young, Alexander S ^h,i   Chrystal, Joya G ^h,i   Davis, Lori L ^j   Roth, David L ^k   Holt, Cheryl L ^k  

^a BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^j JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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Author keywords

homeless health care; homeless persons; item response theory; patient satisfaction; patient centered outcomes research; patientcentered care; survey methodology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PRIMARY CARE QUALITY HOMELESS INSTRUMENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84904512270     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000160     Document Type: Article

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