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. 2017 Jun 28;32(2):447–465. doi: 10.1177/0269216317711570

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Figure 2. — Characteristics of included studies: (a) studies by country (%), (b) studies by disease (%), (c) study designs (%) and (d) nurse title (%).

Cardiac diseases: include coronary artery disease, acute coronary syndromes and atrial fibrillation; chronic diseases: include multiple chronic diseases and severe disability; neurological diseases: include Parkinson’s disease, neurodegenerative diseases and epilepsy; APN: advanced nurse practitioner; APN: advanced practice nurse; other: includes project nurse, qualified cardiac nurse, oncology nurses, contact nurse, cancer nurse and cardiac trained nurse.