title: [Personal health contact systems for cancer patients in Danish hospital wards].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  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.
  
  
  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.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although most hospital wards have introduced personal health contact systems, their actual impact has been limited.
authors.affiliation: Kobenhavns Universitet, Institut for Folkesundhedsvidenskab, Afdeling for Sundhedstjenesteforskning, København Ø, Denmark. tuxenfaber@gmail.com
authors.forename: Mette Tuxen
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Faber
authors.forename: Camilla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: Mogens
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grønvold
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000592:standards*; D003718:Denmark; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D016522:Oncology Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000078329:Workforce