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ReviewRevista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health2020

[Skill mix of nurses and primary health care professionals: a systematic review].

Silvia Helena De Bortoli Cassiani, Maria Neyrian de Fátima Fernandes, Ludovic Reveiz, José Rodrigues Freire Filho, Fernando Antônio Menezes da Silva

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Review in Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Silvia Helena De Bortoli CassianiOrganização Pan-Americana da Saúde Washington, D.C. Estados Unidos de América Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde, Washington, D.C., Estados Unidos de América.
Maria Neyrian de Fátima FernandesUniversidade Federal do Maranhão Imperatrize Brasil Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Imperatriz, Brasil.
Ludovic ReveizOrganização Pan-Americana da Saúde Washington, D.C. Estados Unidos de América Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde, Washington, D.C., Estados Unidos de América.
José Rodrigues Freire FilhoUniversidade de São Paulo Ribeirão Preto Brasil Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brasil.
Fernando Antônio Menezes da SilvaOrganização Pan-Americana da Saúde Washington, D.C. Estados Unidos de América Organização Pan-Americana da Saúde, Washington, D.C., Estados Unidos de América.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of the strategy of skill mix of nurses and other health care professionals in primary health care.

methodsSystematic review of the literature aligned with the recommendations of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA), including observational and intervention studies. No restrictions were established for period or country of publication; studies published in Spanish, English and Portuguese were included. The search was carried out in MEDLINE, CINAHL, LILACS, EMBASE and Web of Science electronic databases.

resultsEighteen studies were analyzed, including 6 from the United States; 3 from the Netherlands; 2 from the United Kingdom; 1 each from Australia, South Africa, South Korea, Scotland, Haiti and Japan; and 1 study with a prospective observational design from 8 countries. The studies reported that the skill mix among health professionals enables a better use of material resources; optimizes time spent on care; improves adhesion to treatment, quality of care and commitment and satisfaction with the work; and reduces the level of psychological distress in nursing professionals.

conclusionsThe expansion of tasks of nurses and other health care professionals, and the skill mix as well as the development of interprofessional teams, are strategies that help to face a scarcity and poor distribution of human resources in urban and non-urban areas with improvement of the health care of the population and satisfaction of professionals and clients.

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Americashealth workforcenursing, teamPrimary health careworkforce

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PMID32695147
PMCPMC7367406

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