The feasibility, acceptability and sustainability of nurse-led chronic disease management in Australian general practice: The perspectives of key stakeholders

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 54-59

  Hegney, Desley G ^a   Patterson, Elizabeth ^b   Eley, Diann S ^c   Mahomed, Rosemary ^d   Young, Jacqui ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chronic disease management; General practice; Job satisfaction; Nurse led care; Practice nursing; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING; NURSING PROCESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE;

AUSTRALIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING PROCESS; SELF CARE;

EID: 84874215936     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijn.12027     Document Type: Article

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