scholarly journals Chronic disease management in primary health care: The role of rehabilitation professions

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle Naumann
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Disease Management ◽  
Chronic Disease Management ◽  
Primary Health

scholarly journals Challenges faced by Canadian primary health care nurse practitioners in chronic disease management

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 300-308
Author(s):  
Jérôme Pelletier ◽  
Sarah Vermette ◽  
Sophie Lauzier ◽  
Mathieu Bujold ◽  
Louise Bujold ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Disease Management ◽  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Chronic Disease Management ◽  
Care Nurse ◽  
Primary Health

Perspectives of Quebec Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioners on Their Role and Challenges in Chronic Disease Management: A Qualitative Study

2019 ◽  
pp. 084456211986273
Author(s):  
Laurence Guillaumie ◽  
Dominique Therrien ◽  
Mathieu Bujold ◽  
Jérôme Pelletier ◽  
Louise Bujold ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Disease Management ◽  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Chronic Disease Management ◽  
Chronic Health Conditions ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Care Nurse ◽  
Primary Health

Background Primary health care nurse practitioners (PHCNPs) can play a key role in chronic disease management. However, little is known about the challenges they face. Purpose The study aimed to describe PHCNPs’ perspectives on their role for patients with chronic health conditions, the barriers they face, and facilitating factors. Methods A qualitative descriptive exploratory study was conducted with 24 PHCNPs in the Canadian province of Quebec. Results PHCNPs believe that they are in an optimal position to address the needs of patients with chronic health conditions, especially in providing self-management support. However, PHCNPs reported feeling pressured to practice according to a biomedical model and to constantly defend their role in chronic disease management. They feel that they are frequently being diverted from their role to compensate for the lack of family doctors. PHCNPs made concrete recommendations to optimize their autonomous practice and quality of care: promoting strong interprofessional communication skills, genuine mentoring relationships between PHCNPs and partner physicians, managers upholding the full scope of PHCNPs’ practice, and a more flexible legislative framework. Conclusions The original conception of PHCNPs as health professionals with unique characteristics is at stake. The factors that should be targeted to support the autonomy of PHCNPs were identified.

scholarly journals Editorial: A Milestone

2007 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Hal Swerissen
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Disease Management ◽  
Chronic Disease Management ◽  
Community Settings ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Primary Health

This special issue of the Australian Journal of Primary Health on comparative approaches to primary health care is timely. The AJPH has been published for 12 years. Over that time it has developed a unique blend of research, comment and practice articles covering the range of interests embodied in primary health. We have regularly published special issues to highlight important themes. The first of these was in 1999 on health promotion evaluation. Subsequently, we have had issues on primary health care (2000), the future of primary health care (2002), chronic disease management (2003), addressing inequity through primary care (2004), reflections on the Australian primary health care sector (2005), and health care in community settings (2006).

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