Recognition of the health assistant as a delegated clinical role and their inclusion in models of care: A systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative evidence

International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-19

  Munn, Zachary ^a   Tufanaru, Catalin ^a   Aromataris, Edoardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Delegated clinical role; Health assistant; Meta synthesis; Model of care; Support worker

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84877912509     PISSN: 17441595     EISSN: 17441609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1609.2012.00304.x     Document Type: Article

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