Patient satisfaction with hospital care and nurses in England: An observational study

BMJ Open

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Aiken, Linda H ^a   Sloane, Douglas M ^a   Ball, Jane ^b   Bruyneel, Luk ^c   Rafferty, Anne Marie ^d   Griffiths, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

England; hospitals; nurses; patient satisfaction; quality of health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING CARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; SURGERY; TRUST; WORK ENVIRONMENT; BURNOUT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; SURGICAL NURSING; WORKLOAD;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 85040593951     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019189     Document Type: Article

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