Patients' and providers' perceptions of the preventability of hospital readmission: A prospective, observational study in four European countries

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2017, Pages 958-969

  Van Galen, Louise S ^a   Brabrand, Mikkel ^b   Cooksley, Tim ^c   Van De Ven, Peter M ^a   Merten, Hanneke ^a   So, Ralph K L ^d   Van Hooff, Loes ^e   Haak, Harm R ^f,g   Kidney, Rachel M ^h   Nickel, Christian H ⁱ   Soong, John T Y ^j   Weichert, Immo ^k   Kramer, Mark H H ^a   Subbe, Christian P ^l   Nanayakkara, Prabath W B ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Hospital of South West Jutland ^*  (Denmark)

^c MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d ALBERT SCHWEITZER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e VIECURI MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^h ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^j IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^k IPSWICH HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^l YSBYTY GWYNEDD   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Communication; Healthcare quality improvement; Hospital medicine; Human factors; Patient centred care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL MEDICINE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERCEPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; PATIENTS; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85037111276     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2017-006645     Document Type: Article

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