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Reshaping healthcare delivery for elderly patients: the role of community paramedicine; a systematic review

Abstract

BackgroundHealthcare systems are overloaded and changing. In response to growing demands on the healthcare systems, new models of healthcare delivery are emerging. Community paramedicine is a novel approach in which paramedics use their knowledge and skills beyond emergency health response to contribute to preventative and rehabilitative health. In our systematic review, we aimed to identify evidence of the community paramedicine role in care …

Authors

van Vuuren J; Thomas B; Agarwal G; MacDermott S; Kinsman L; O’Meara P; Spelten E

Journal

BMC Health Services Research, Vol. 21, No. 1,

Publisher

Springer Nature

DOI

10.1186/s12913-020-06037-0

ISSN

1472-6963