Factors Influencing Panel Size of Primary Care Nurse Practitioners.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to investigate organizational and practitioner-related factors influencing the panel size of primary care nurse practitioners (PC-NPs) in Quebec (Canada). Cross-sectional study. This secondary analysis was based on a cross-sectional study that used a self-administered online questionnaire available from March to April 2022 to assess the work conditions of NPs in Quebec. A multiple regression analysis was conducted on a subset of 321 PC-NPs to predict panel size and associated factors. Among 321 PC-NPs, with a mean of 4.6 years of experience as NP, the average panel size was 344 patients. Factors significantly associated with a greater panel size were a higher number of years of experience as a NP (p < 0.001), a higher number of years spent in the current organizat

SUBMITTER: Duhoux A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12581593 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature