A review comparing the effectiveness of nurse-led follow up for cancer with conventional care.
Nurse-led follow-up for cancer and other models are increasingly being used to reduce workload for outpatient clinics. This article reports the results of a recently published systematic review, which compared nurse-led follow up with conventional doctor-led followup. The implications for practice are highlighted, and recommendations for further research are made.
Lewis
Ruth
R
Department of Primary Care and Public Health, North Wales Clinical School, School of Medicine, Cardiff University.
Hendry
Maggie
M
D017281:Cost of Illness; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D015996:Survival Rate