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. 2019 Apr 15;2019(4):CD010412. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010412.pub2
Finding #20
In settings where a proportion of doctors'revenues came from fee‐for‐service payments, doctors expressed negative reactions towards doctor‐nurse substitution.
Assessment for each CERQual component
Methodological limitations Minor concerns because 1/2 studies did not report sampling strategy.
Coherence No to very minor concerns.
Relevance Serious concerns, as only 1 region was represented.
Adequacy Moderate concerns, as only 3 studies with relatively few data reported this finding.
Overall CERQual assessment
Low confidence Due to minor concerns about methodological limitations; moderate concerns about adequacy; and serious concerns about relevance.
Contributing studies/setting
North America (2); Oceania (1)
Coulter 2000: USA, managed care organisation/multispeciality group practices
Lorch 2015: Australia, chlamydia testing
Peterson 2007: Canada, primary care