Effects of task-shifting from primary care physicians to nurses: an overview of systematic reviews.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Task-shifting from primary care physicians (PCPs) to nurses is a means of overcoming PCP shortages and meeting the needs of patients receiving primary care. The aim of this overview of systematic reviews is to assess the effects of delegation or substitution of PCPs' activities by nurses on patient relevant, clinical, professional and health services-related outcomes.

Methods

We conducted a systematic literature search for secondary literature in Medline, Embase, Pubmed, the Cochrane Library, and the Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL). We included systematic reviews and meta-analyses that analysed randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and controlled, prospective trials in English and German. Abstracts and full-text articles were screen

SUBMITTER: Paier-Abuzahra M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11556157 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature