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Table 3 Tasks in the community

From: Skill mix change between general practitioners, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and nurses in primary healthcare for older people: a qualitative study

Provider

Population

Type of care

Examples of tasksa

NPb

Older people

Proactive healthcare (nursing care)

• screening of older people

• liaison service for GPsc and district nurses

• developing care paths

RNd

All ages

Nursing care

• support activities of daily living

• nursing procedures e.g.: blood pressure control, give an injection (in order of GP)

• psychosocial support

• health education

• health monitoring

• care coordination

Older people

Proactive healthcare (nursing care)

• networking with other care providers structural

• screening on frailty

  1. aTasks were described in the sampling questionnaire and in the (focus group) interviews
  2. bNP nurse practitioner
  3. cGP general practioner
  4. dRN registered nurse