Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care Plus: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Shifting specialist care from the hospital to primary care/community care (also called primary care plus) is proposed as one option to reduce the increasing healthcare costs, improve quality of care and accessibility. The aim of this systematic review was to get insight in primary care plus provided by physician assistants or nurse practitioners.

Methods

Scientific databases and reference list were searched. Hits were screened on title/abstract and full text. Studies published between 1990-2018 with any study design were included. Risk of bias assessment was performed using QualSyst tool.

Results

Search resulted in 5.848 hits, 15 studies were included. Studies investigated nurse practitioners only. Primary care plus was at least equally effective as hospi

SUBMITTER: van Erp RMA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7879997 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature