The (Cost-)Effectiveness of Nurse Practitioners Working at the Primary Out of Hours Emergency Service
NCT ID: NCT01388374
Last Updated: 2015-04-22
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
12092 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2010-12-31
2012-10-31
Brief Summary
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The primary objectives of the proposed study are:
1. What are the effects of the implementation of NPs on the primary out of hours service in comparison with the current out of hours service? Effects in terms of accessibility, objective and subjective workload of general practitioners, quality of care and patient satisfaction.
2. How efficient is the implementation of NPs in the primary out of hours services?
3. What is the feasibility of the implementation of NPs in the out of hours services? And under which conditions?
4. What are the barriers and facilitating factors considering the implementation of NPs?
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Detailed Description
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The substitution of care from General Practitioners (GPs) to Nurse Practitioners (NPs) is seen as one possible solution to decrease the GPs' workload and improve accessibility and efficiency of care without reducing the quality of care.
It turned out that about 80% of the acute complaints is U3 and U4 (low complex and not urgent) and does not necessarily to be seen by a physician.
Based on previous research we expect that the NPs are competent to diagnose and treat almost all low complex and not urgent complaints. During surgery hours (day time) the NPs act in about 90% of the consultations independently.
Hypothetical substitution of care should contribute to enhancing quality, improving accessibility and reducing the workload of doctors. It can also benefit the efficiency of the acute (primary out of hours) care.
However, specific scientific evidence for this is lacking.
In this study we examine whether substitution of care from GPs to NPs in a primary out of hours care setting can contribute to a more accessible and efficient patient care. Also the feasibility of implementing NPs in a primary our of hours setting is examined.
Comparison: Care provided by the Nurse Practitioner will be compared to care provided by a General Practitioner.
Conditions
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Study Design
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NON_RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
NONE
Study Groups
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General Practitioners Care
Usual medical care provided by a general practitioner at the Primary Out of Hours Emergency Service.
No interventions assigned to this group
Nurse Practitioners Care
Medical care provided by the Nurse Practitioner at the Primary Out of Hours Emergency Service.
Other, care provided by Nurse Practitioners
Patients will receive care at the Primary Out of Hours Emergency Service by a Nurse Practitioner instead of a General Practitioner (substitution of care from physicians to nurses).
Interventions
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Other, care provided by Nurse Practitioners
Patients will receive care at the Primary Out of Hours Emergency Service by a Nurse Practitioner instead of a General Practitioner (substitution of care from physicians to nurses).
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* Patients with psychiatric complaints
* Patients with abdominal pain, abdominal infections, chest pain or neck complaints (angina pectoris), headache and dizziness.
1 Year
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development
OTHER
Radboud University Medical Center
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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M.G.H. Laurant, Dr.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
IQ healthcare, UMC St Radboud
Locations
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Centrale Huisartsen Post (CHP)
Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
Countries
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References
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80-82800-98-227
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