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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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:171454 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/171454 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1111/jan.13180 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Psychometric Review Patient comfort Hospitalitation Cost-efficiency Comfort assessment Nursing care |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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