Primary Care Outcomes in Patients Treated by Nurse Practitioners or Physicians: Two-Year Follow-Up  

Oleh:

Lenz, Elizabeth R. ; Mundinger, Mary O’Neil ; Kane, Robert L. ; Hopkins, Sarah C. ; Lin, Susan X.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Medical Care Research and Review vol. 61 no. 3 (Sep. 2004), page 332-351.
Topik: comparative study; health services research; nurse practitioner; outcomes assessment; primary health care/standards
Fulltext: 332MCR61.3.pdf (108.48KB)

Isi artikel

This study reports results of the 2-year follow-up phase of a randomized study comparing outcomes of patients assigned to a nurse practitioner or a physician primary care practice. In the sample of 406 adults, no differences were found between the groups in health status, disease-specific physiologic measures, satisfaction or use of specialist, emergency room or inpatient services. Physician patients averaged more primary care visits than nurse practitioner patients. The results are consistent with the 6-month findings and with a growing body of evidence that the quality of primary care delivered by nurse practitioners is equivalent to that by physicians.

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