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Toward a Model for Quality Assessment in Heart Transplantation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

A. Larsson
Affiliation:
Gothenburg Faculty of Caring Sciences
Anders Möller
Affiliation:
Gothenburg Faculty of Caring Sciences
Ingela Karlsson
Affiliation:
University of Gothenburg
Marie Stolz-löfgren
Affiliation:
University of Gothenburg
Gösta Pettersson
Affiliation:
University of Copenhagen
Eva Berglin William-Olsson
Affiliation:
University of Gothenburg
Peter A. Shapiro
Affiliation:
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Abstract

A model for quality assessment of heart transplantation that combines a scientific method for studying the recipients' quality of life and a basis for a method of clinical work by nurses and other health care professionals is discussed. Besides its use as a research method, this model also may serve as an instrument for documenting patients' biopsychosocial status, including coping capacity, and for evaluating nursing interventions.

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General Essays
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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