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Mette Tuxen Faber1, Camilla Pedersen, Mogens Grønvold
1Kobenhavns Universitet, Institut for Folkesundhedsvidenskab, Afdeling for Sundhedstjenesteforskning, København Ø, Denmark. tuxenfaber@gmail.com
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.
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