Practice variation in home care nursing: mapping potential explanations through a scoping review of the literature.

ABSTRACT: Needs assessment is the starting point of good home care as it determines which care is necessary, based on the needs of patients, their personal situation, and social context. There are indications that practice variation in needs assessment exists among home care nurses. However, little is known about potential explanations for this variation. Therefore, we explored potential explanations for practice variation in other areas and examined whether these explanations can be applied to explain variation in needs assessment in home care nursing. We conducted a scoping review of the literature on practice variation in (1) needs assessment in home care nursing, (2) home care nursing in general, and (3) medical care in general, with searches in PubMed and CINAHL. We assessed over 6,000 referenc

SUBMITTER: Brabers AEM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11336153 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature