Instruments to assess the patient comfort during hospitalization

The aim of this study was to analyse the psychometric properties, outcomes and utility of instruments measuring the patient comfort during hospitalization. Background: While there are numerous systematic reviews assessing the psychometric properties of healthcare instruments, none of them is devoted...

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Autores: Lorente Sánchez, Sonia|||0000-0002-5494-3325, Vives Brosa, Jaume|||0000-0001-5412-7275, Losilla Vidal, Josep Maria|||0000-0002-5140-5847
Tipo de documento: artigo
Data de publicação:2017
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositório:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:171454
Acesso em linha:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/171454
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1111/jan.13180
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Psychometric Review
Patient comfort
Hospitalitation
Cost-efficiency
Comfort assessment
Nursing care
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Resumo:The aim of this study was to analyse the psychometric properties, outcomes and utility of instruments measuring the patient comfort during hospitalization. Background: While there are numerous systematic reviews assessing the psychometric properties of healthcare instruments, none of them is devoted to evaluate the psychometric properties of instruments measuring comfort, which is considered an indicator of quality in health care and is associated to quicker discharges, increased patient satisfaction and stronger cost-benefit ratios for the institution.