Nurse consultation support to primary care practices to increase delivery of health behavior services

Tobacco use, lack of physical activity, poor diet, and alcohol use are the key preventable causes of death in the United States. This study tested the use of nurses as consultants to primary care practices to assist practice clinicians and staff in identifying and carrying out plans to help their ad...

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Published inApplied nursing research Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 243 - 249
Main Authors Holtrop, Jodi Summers, Dosh, Steven A., Torres, Trissa, Arnold, Anita K., Baumann, Jeanne, White, Linda L., Pathak, Pramod K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2009
W.B. Saunders Company/JNL
Subjects
Alcohol consumption
Consultation
Health Behavior
Health behaviour
Health care delivery
Humans
Life Style
Nurse-Patient Relations
Nurses
Nursing
Patient Education as Topic - methods
Physical activity
Primary care
Primary health care
Primary Health Care - manpower
Studies
Tobacco
United States
United States
United States > US
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Summary:Tobacco use, lack of physical activity, poor diet, and alcohol use are the key preventable causes of death in the United States. This study tested the use of nurses as consultants to primary care practices to assist practice clinicians and staff in identifying and carrying out plans to help their adult patients improve these health behaviors. A pre–post chart audit was conducted, and 17 of 20 practices (85%, p = <.01) increased documentation of health behavior delivery a mean absolute increase of 5.5% after the intervention. Nurse consultation may be an effective strategy to increase health behavior delivery to patients in primary care.
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ISSN:0897-1897
1532-8201
DOI:10.1016/j.apnr.2008.02.003