Table 2.
Matrices Showing Theme Occurrence.
| Facilitators | Occurrences | Sum | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decreased hospitalizations | 7,8,9,10,11*,12*,13,14*,15*,16,17*,18,19,20*,21,22,23*,24,25,26,27* | 37 | 27.21% |
| Improved health outcomes | 7,9*,12,14,20*,21*,23*,24*,26,28*,29*,30,31 | 27 | 19.85% |
| Improved quality of care | 8*,13,14*,18,19,20*,23*,24,26,27,28*,31,33 | 26 | 19.12% |
| Increased access to healthcare | 18,20,23,24*,25,30,31*,33,34* | 14 | 10.29% |
| Unrestrictive or least restrictive scope of practice for NPs | 10,14,16,17,31,32,33,34,35,36* | 10 | 7.35% |
| Reduced healthcare costs | 7,8,9*,12,14,23,30 | 9 | 6.62% |
| Multidisciplinary approach | 21*,25,29,32 | 5 | 3.68% |
| Improved end of life care | 16* | 3 | 2.21% |
| Patient and family education | 13,20* | 3 | 2.21% |
| Improved patient and family satisfaction | 19,32 | 2 | 1.47% |
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| Barriers | Occurrences | Sum | % |
| Restrictive scope of practice for NPs | 9,14,16,20,23,24,31*,32*,34,35,36 | 13 | 28.89% |
| Poor quality of care | 13*,19,20,22,27,28* | 11 | 24.44% |
| Lack of access to healthcare | 17,20,22*,27,29 | 7 | 15.56% |
| Inadequate staffing | 8,10,17,23,28,33 | 6 | 13.33% |
| Decreased patient satisfaction | 17,23,29 | 3 | 6.67% |
| Poor decision making | 18* | 2 | 4.44% |
| Increased hospitalizations | 19 | 1 | 2.22% |
| Increased healthcare costs | 19 | 1 | 2.22% |
| Poor communication | 36 | 1 | 2.22% |
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