Mixed-methods evaluation of a nurse-led allergy clinic model in primary care: Feasibility trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

It is now widely acknowledged that there are serious shortcomings in allergy care provision for patients seen in primary care. We sought to assess the feasibility of delivering and evaluating a new nurse-led allergy service in primary care, measured by recruitment, retention and estimates of the potential impact of the intervention on disease-specific quality of life.

Methods

Mixed-methods evaluation of a nurse-led primary care-based allergy clinic in Edinburgh, UK undertaken during the period 2017-2021 with a focus on suspected food allergy and atopic eczema in young children, allergic rhinitis in children and young people, and suspected anaphylaxis in adults. Prior to March 2020, patients were seen face-to-face (Phase 1). Due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions,

SUBMITTER: Hammersley V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9362986 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature