Engelsk titel: Personal health contact systems for cancer patients in Danish hospital wards
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Författare:
Faber MT
;
Pedersen C
;
Grönvold M
Email: tuxenfaber@gmail.com
Språk: Dan
Antal referenser: 18
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 09111878
Sammanfattning
Introduction: We examined personal health contact systems for cancer patients in Danish hospital wards and investigated whether there is a relation between patients' experience of having a personal health contact and the presence of a health contact system. Material and methods: The personal health contact systems were examined by means of a questionnaire survey. Data from the questionnaire were combined with data from an earlier questionnaire study on cancer patients' needs to examine the relation between patients' experience of having a personal health contact and the presence of a health contact system. Results: The majority of hospital wards included in the study had introduced a personal health contact system, but the time of implementation and specific organization of the systems vary. We found a statistically significant relation between the presence of personal health contact systems and patients' experience of having a personal health contact, but it was weak. Conclusion: Although most hospital wards have introduced personal health contact systems, their actual impact has been limited.