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ArticleBMC geriatrics2023

Nurse practitioner/physician collaborative models of care: a scoping review protocol.

Katherine S McGilton, Lynn Haslam-Larmer, Aria Wills, Alexandra Krassikova, Jessica Babineau, Ben Robert, Carrie Heer, Carrie McAiney, Gail Dobell, Jennifer Bethell and 6 more

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Article in BMC geriatrics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Resource Factors Associated With Avoidable Transfers in Nursing Homes.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association · 2026
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  2. Medical Student Attitudes Toward Advanced Practice Provider Independence Legislation.Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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16 authors.

Katherine S McGiltonKITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network, 550 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 2A2, Canada. kathy.mcgilton@uhn.ca.
Lynn Haslam-LarmerKITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network, 550 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 2A2, Canada.
Aria WillsKITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network, 550 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 2A2, Canada.
Alexandra KrassikovaKITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network, 550 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 2A2, Canada.
Jessica BabineauLibrary & Information Services, University Health Network, 550 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 2A2, Canada.
Ben RobertPerley Health, 1750 Russell Road, Ottawa, ON, K1G 5Z6, Canada.
Carrie HeerBrant Community Healthcare System, 200 Terrace Hill Street, Brantford, ON, N3R 1G9, Canada.
Carrie McAineySchlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging, Waterloo, ON, N2J 0E2, Canada.
Gail DobellOntario Health, 130 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON, M5S 1N5, Canada.
Jennifer BethellKITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute - University Health Network, 550 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 2A2, Canada.
Kelly KayProvincial Geriatrics Leadership Ontario, Toronto, Canada.
Margaret KeatingsThe Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada.
Sharon KaasalainenSchool of Nursing, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada.
Sid FeldmanBaycrest Health Sciences, 3560 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M6A2E1, Canada.
Souraya SidaniDaphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Toronto Metropolitan University, 250 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 2K9, Canada.
Ruth Martin-MisenerSchool of Nursing, Dalhousie University, Room G26, Forrest Bldg., 5869 University Avenue, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada.

Funding

CIHR
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBefore the COVID-19 pandemic, many long-term care (LTC) homes experienced difficulties in providing residents with access to primary care, typically delivered by community-based family physicians or nurse practitioners (NPs). During the pandemic, legislative changes in Ontario, Canada enabled NPs to act in the role of Medical Directors thereby empowering NPs to work to their full scope of practice. Emerging from this new context, it remains unclear how NPs and physicians will best work together as primary care providers. NP/physician collaborative models appear key to achieving optimal resident outcomes. This scoping review aims to map available evidence on existing collaborative models of care between NPs and physicians within LTC homes.

methodsThe review will be guided by the research question, "What are the structures, processes and outcomes of collaborative models of care involving NPs and Physicians in LTC homes?" This scoping review will be conducted according to the methods framework for scoping reviews outlined by Arksey and O'Malley and refined by Levac et al., Colquhoun et al., and Daudt et al., as well as the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) Statement. Electronic databases (MEDLINE, Embase + Embase Classic, APA PsycInfo, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, AMED, CINAHL, Ageline, and Scopus), grey literature, and reference lists of included articles will be searched. English language studies that describe NP and physician collaborative models within the LTC setting will be included. DISCUSSION: This scoping review will consolidate what is known about existing NP/physician collaborative models of care in LTC homes. Results will be used to inform the development of a collaborative practice framework for long-term care clinical leadership.

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COVID-19Nurse PractitionersPhysiciansHumansOntarioPandemicsResearch DesignScoping Reviews as TopicCollaborationKnowledge synthesisLong-term careModels of careNurse practitionerPhysicianScoping review

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PMID36797669
PMCPMC9934505

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