Improving clinician-carer communication for safer hospital care: A study of the 'TOP 5' strategy in patients with dementia

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 175-182

  Luxford, Karen ^a   Axam, Anne ^a   Hasnip, Fiona ^a   Dobrohotoff, John ^b   Strudwick, Maureen ^b   Reeve, Rebecca ^c   Hou, Changhao ^c   Viney, Rosalie ^c  

^a Clinical Excellence Commission   (Australia)

^b Mental Health Service for Older People ^*  (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carers; Communication; Dementia; Hospital care; Patient safety; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MALE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY;

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SAFETY; PERCEPTION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84930854884     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzv026     Document Type: Article

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