Ten Years of Patient Surveys in Accredited Breast Centers in North Rhine-Westphalia.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Patient surveys are an established tool for quality control in healthcare organizations. This report looks at the design and development of the annual patient surveys carried out among breast cancer patients treated in the Breast Centers of North Rhine-Westphalia and discusses selected findings from 10 consecutive years. Material and Methods: Since 2006 the Institute for Medical Sociology, Health Services Research and Rehabilitation Science (IMVR) of the University of Cologne has carried out an annual survey of breast cancer patients using the Cologne Patient Questionnaire for Breast Cancer. The patients included in the survey have been diagnosed with primary breast cancer and undergo surgery between February and July in one of the Breast Centers in North Rhine-

SUBMITTER: Ansmann L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4739718 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature