Journal article
The clinical effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of clinical nurse specialist‐led hospital to home transitional care: a systematic review
Abstract
RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) are major providers of transitional care. This paper describes a systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of CNS transitional care.
METHODS: We searched 10 electronic databases, 1980 to July 2013, and hand-searched reference lists and key journals for RCTs that evaluated health system outcomes of CNS …
Authors
Bryant-Lukosius D; Carter N; Reid K; Donald F; Martin-Misener R; Kilpatrick K; Harbman P; Kaasalainen S; Marshall D; Charbonneau-Smith R
Journal
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, Vol. 21, No. 5, pp. 763–781
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
10 2015
DOI
10.1111/jep.12401
ISSN
1356-1294