ArticleBMJ open2018
Understanding the impact of delegated home visiting services accessed via general practice by community-dwelling patients: a realist review protocol.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Contribution of paramedics in primary and urgent care: a systematic review.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2020Pooled it
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- Supervision training in healthcare: a realist synthesis.Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice · 2020Article
- Delegating home visits in general practice: a realist review on the impact on GP workload and patient care.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2020Review
- Protocol for the impact of paramedics in NHS primary care: application of realist approaches to improve understanding and support intelligent policy and future workforce planning.British paramedic journal · 2019Article
- Models of paramedic involvement in general practice.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2019Article
- Supervision training interventions in the health and human services: realist synthesis protocol.BMJ open · 2019Article
- A realist review of community engagement with health research.Wellcome open research · 2019Article
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionIn western countries, early visiting services (EVS) have been proposed as a recent intervention to reduce both general practitioner workload and hospital admissions among housebound individuals experiencing a healthcare need within the community. EVS involves the delegation of the patient home visits to other staff groups such as paramedics or nursing staff. However, the principles of organising this care are unknown and it remains unclear how different contexts, such as patient conditions and the processes of organising EVS influence care outcomes. A review has been designed to understand how EVS are enacted and, specifically, who benefits, why, how and when in order to provide further insight into the design and delivery of EVS. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The purpose of this review is to produce findings that provide explanations of how and why EVS contexts influence their associated outcomes. Evidence on EVS will be consolidated through realist review-a theory-driven approach to evidence synthesis. A realist approach is needed as EVS is a complex intervention. What EVS achieve is likely to vary for different individuals and contexts. We expect to synthesise a range of relevant data such as qualitative, quantitative and mixed-method research in the following stages: devising an initial programme theory, searching evidence, selecting appropriate documents, extracting data, synthesising and refining the programme theory. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: A formal ethics review is not required as this study is secondary research. Findings will be disseminated in a peer-reviewed journal, at national and international conferences and to relevant professional associations. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42018096518.
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