title: Patient satisfaction with general anaesthesia. Too difficult to measure?
abstract: A questionnaire to evaluate patient satisfaction following general anaesthesia was designed with the aid of focus groups. A subsequent audit identified aspects of care which could be improved on the basis of responses to the satisfaction questionnaire. It is possible to design a discriminating satisfaction questionnaire for general anaesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Northern and Yorkshire Regional Health Authority, Newcastle upon Tyne.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Whitty
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Goodwin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires