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?
Institute of Hospital Hygiene, City of Cologne Hospitals, Campus Merheim, Cologne, Germany. Electronic address: wesselsc@kliniken-koeln.de.
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Faculty of Health, School of Nursing Science, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany.
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Institute of Hospital Hygiene, City of Cologne Hospitals, Campus Merheim, Cologne, Germany.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010356:Patient Isolation / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
Isolation; Multi-drug-resistant organisms; Patient-reported outcome; Quality of life; Selection bias