Engaging general practice nurses in chronic disease self-management support in Australia: Insights from a controlled trial in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 74-79

  Walters, Julia A E ^a   Courtney Pratt, Helen ^b   Cameron Tucker, Helen ^a   Nelson, Mark ^a   Robinson, Andrew ^b   Scott, Jenn ^b   Turner, Paul ^b   Walters, E Haydn ^a   Wood Baker, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

behaviour change; health mentoring; qualitative research.

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNDING; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING CARE; NURSING COMPETENCE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MENTORS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SELF CARE; TASMANIA;

EID: 84857823616     PISSN: 14487527     EISSN: 18367399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/PY10072     Document Type: Article

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