Patient perspectives on post-discharge surgical site infections: Towards a patient-centered mobile health solution

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2014, Pages

  Sanger, Patrick C ^a   Hartzler, Andrea ^b   Han, Sarah M ^c   Armstrong, Cheryl A L ^c   Stewart, Mark R ^a   Lordon, Ross J ^a   Lober, William B ^a   Evans, Heather L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME MONITORING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MOBILE APPLICATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF MONITORING; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SURGICAL INFECTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; COMPLICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEMEDICINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84914674641     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114016     Document Type: Article

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