title: A nurse-led model of chronic disease management in general practice: Patients' perspectives.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Evidence suggests that current models of chronic disease management within general practice are not effective in meeting the needs of the community.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this article is to examine patients' perceptions of a nurse-led collaborative model of care trialled in three general practices in Australia.
  
  
  METHODS
  This article reports on the second phase of a mixed-methods study in which semi-structured interviews with purposively selected patients were conducted to elicit information about their perceptions of nurse-led care.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three themes emerged from the data - time, ambiance and dimensions of the nurse role.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results suggest that general practice nurses had a positive impact on patients' ability to manage their chronic disease. This infers that there is scope for general practice nurses to expand their role in chronic disease management to assist patients to better self-manage their chronic diseases.
authors.affiliation: RN, BN, MN(Edu), PhD candidate, is Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Queensland.
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: Diann
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Eley
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Turner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D058006:General Practice / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D017060:Patient Satisfaction