Views and experiences of nurse practitioners and medical practitioners with collaborative practice in primary health care - an integrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This integrative review synthesises research studies that have investigated the perceptions of nurse practitioners and medical practitioners working in primary health care. The aggregation of evidence on barriers and facilitators to working collaboratively and experiences about the processes of collaboration is of value to understand success factors and factors that impede collaborative working relationships.

Methods

An integrative review, which used systematic review processes, was undertaken to summarise qualitative and quantitative studies published between 1990 and 2012. Databases searched were the Cochrane Library, the Joanna Briggs Institute Library, PubMed, Medline, CINAHL, Informit and ProQuest. Studies that met the inclusion criteria were assessed for qua

SUBMITTER: Schadewaldt V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3846155 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature