Abstract
This study reports results of the 2-year follow-up phase of a randomized study comparing outcomes of patients assigned to a nurse practitioner or a physician primary care practice. In the sample of 406 adults, no differences were found between the groups in health status, disease-specific physiologic measures, satisfaction or use of specialist, emergency room or inpatient services. Physician patients averaged more primary care visits than nurse practitioner patients. The results are consistent with the 6-month findings and with a growing body of evidence that the quality of primary care delivered by n urse practitioners is equivalent to that by physicians.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 332-351 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Medical Care Research and Review |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2004 |
Keywords
- Comparative study
- Health services research
- Nurse practitioner
- Outcomes assessment
- Primary health care/standards