Providing high-quality fundamental care for patients with acute abdominal pain: A qualitative study of patients’ experiences in acute care

Journal of Health Organization and Management

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 110-123

  Feo, Rebecca ^a,b   Donnelly, Frank ^a   Muntlin Athlin, Åsa ^c,d,e   Jangland, Eva ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Flinders University ^*  (Australia)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Healthcare; Hospitals; Interviews; Nursing; Patient care; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ACUTE ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

ABDOMEN, ACUTE; ADULT; AGED; EPISODE OF CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 85056146482     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JHOM-02-2018-0037     Document Type: Article

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