Patient-reported outcome studies in hospitalized patients isolated due to multi-drug-resistant organisms: how representative are they and who can be included in respective studies?

J Hosp Infect. 2016 Sep;94(1):52-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.04.016. Epub 2016 May 6.

Authors

C Wessels¹, C Kugler², F Mattner³

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Hospital Hygiene, City of Cologne Hospitals, Campus Merheim, Cologne, Germany. Electronic address: wesselsc@kliniken-koeln.de.
² Faculty of Health, School of Nursing Science, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany.
³ Institute of Hospital Hygiene, City of Cologne Hospitals, Campus Merheim, Cologne, Germany.

PMID: 27262907
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.04.016

No abstract available

Keywords: Isolation; Multi-drug-resistant organisms; Patient-reported outcome; Quality of life; Selection bias.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Cross Infection / prevention & control*
Disease Transmission, Infectious / prevention & control*
Female
Hospitalization
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Isolation / methods*
Patient Isolation / psychology*
Patient Satisfaction*
Quality of Life / psychology*
Young Adult