Nurses' roles in the management of chronic inflammatory arthritis: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: In 2011 EULAR first published recommendations for the potential role of nurses in the management of patients with rheumatic diseases. To perform a literature update for the role of nurses in the management of chronic inflammatory arthritis (CIA) from 2010 to 2018. A systematic literature review (SLR) was performed according to the PRISMA guidelines, in accordance with the search strategies and eligibility criteria of the EULAR taskforce. The eligibility criteria were "inflammatory arthritis", "interventions undertaken by nurses" and "relevant outcomes to answer the research questions". Exclusion criteria were in itself contradictory outcomes, insufficient data, consideration if they did not clearly distinguish between nurses and health professionals or focused on chronic other than rheumat

SUBMITTER: Vivienne L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6208652 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature