Capturing the experience of the hospital-stay journey from admission to discharge using diaries completed by patients in their own words: a qualitative study.

Craig S WebsterTanisha JowseyLucy M LuMarcus A HenningAntonia VerstappenAndy WearnPapaarangi M ReidAlan F MerryJennifer M Weller

Published in: BMJ open (2019)

Unstructured diaries completed in a patient's own words appear to be an effective and simple approach to capture the hospital-stay experience from the patient's own perspective, and to identify opportunities for improvement.

Keyphrases

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