Substitution of general practitioners by nurse practitioners in out-of-hours primary care: a quasi-experimental study

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作者
van der Biezen, Mieke [1 ]
Schoonhoven, Lisette [2 ]
Wijers, Nancy [3 ]
van der Burgt, Regi [4 ]
Wensing, Michel [1 ]
Laurant, Miranda [1 ]
机构
[1] Radboud Univ Nijmegen, Med Ctr, IQ Healthcare, Radboud Inst Hlth Sci, Nijmegen, Netherlands
[2] Univ Southampton, Fac Hlth Sci, Nursing, Southampton SO9 5NH, Hants, England
[3] Zorgbelang Gelderland, Arnhem, Netherlands
[4] Fdn Dev Qual Care Gen Practice, Eindhoven, Netherlands
关键词
acute care; nurse practitioner; nurses; out-of-hours care; primary care; skill mix; substitution; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY; ROLES; IMPLEMENTATION; PROFESSIONALS; TELEPHONE; WORKFORCE; SERVICES; WORKING;
D O I
10.1111/jan.12954
中图分类号
R47 [护理学];
学科分类号
1011 ;
摘要
AimTo provide insight into the impact of substituting general practitioners with nurse practitioners in out-of-hours services on: (1) the number of patients; and (2) general practitioners' caseload (patient characteristics, urgency levels, types of complaints). BackgroundGeneral practitioners' workload during out-of-hours care is high, and the number of hours they work out-of-hours has increased, which raises concerns about maintaining quality of care. One response to these challenges is shifting care to nurse practitioners. DesignQuasi-experimental study comparing differences between and within out-of-hours teams: experimental, one nurse practitioner and four general practitioners; control, five general practitioners. MethodsData of 12,092 patients from one general practitioners cooperative were extracted from medical records between April 2011 and July 2012. ResultsThe number of patients was similar in the two study arms. In the experimental arm, the nurse practitioner saw on average 163% of the patients and each general practitioner on average 209% of the patients. General practitioners treated more older patients; higher urgency levels; and digestive, cardiovascular and neurological complaints. Nurse practitioners treated more patients with skin and respiratory complaints. Substitution did not lead to a meaningful increase of general practitioners' caseload. ConclusionThe results show that nurse practitioners can make a valuable contribution to patient care during out-of-hours. The patients managed and care provided by them is roughly the same as general practitioners. In areas with a shortage of general practitioners, administrators could consider employing nurses who are competent to independently treat patients with a broad range of complaints to offer timely care to patients with acute problems.
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页码:1813 / 1824
页数:12
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