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Effects of substituting nurse practitioners, physician assistants or nurses for physicians concerning healthcare for the ageing population: A systematic literature review

Findings
  • Evidence Summary
    Evidence Summary
  • Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Scientific Abstract
    PubMed
  • Scientific Abstract
    Publisher
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2015
  • Year Published
    2017
  • Quality Rating
    8/10 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    USA (12); Sweden (2); Canada (1); Japan (1)
  • Global/regional focus
    Not yet available
  • Country focus
    USA (12); Sweden (2); Canada (1); Japan (1)
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
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Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Systematic review of effects
  • Type of question
    Effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Target
    Individual
    Health system
  • Priority Area
    Not applicable
  • Health system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    By whom care is provided
    Skill mix - Role expansion or extension
    Skill mix - Task shifting / substitution
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
  • Domain
    Sectors
    Primary care
    Home care
    Long-term care
    Providers
    Physicians
    Generalist
    Specialist
    Nurse
    Allied health professional
Publication details
  • Citation
    Lovink MH, Persoon A, Koopmans RTCM, Van Vught AJAH, Schoonhoven L, Laurant MGH. Effects of substituting nurse practitioners, physician assistants or nurses for physicians concerning healthcare for the ageing population: A systematic literature review. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2017.
  • DOI
    10.1111/jan.13299

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