Patient perceptions of hospital discharge: reliability and validity of a Patient Continuity of Care Questionnaire

D. Hadjistavropoulos, Heather; Biem, Henry; Sharpe, Donald; Bourgault-Fagnou, Michelle; Amy Janzen, Jennifer

doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzn030

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Patient perceptions of hospital discharge: reliability and validity of a Patient Continuity of Care Questionnaire

Published in International Journal for Quality in Health Care • Jul 17, 2008

Authors:

Heather D. Hadjistavropoulos

Henry Biem

Donald Sharpe

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Review of the literature reveals a need to develop a questionnaire that measures patient perceptions of factors impacting continuity of care following discharge from hospital. Such a measure has the potential to guide quality improvement initiatives related to continuity of care. OBJECTI...

Subject

Reliability (semiconductor)

Construct validity

Continuity of care

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