Table 3.
Profession-Specific Approval of Delegation to Different Non-Physician Health Care Professions
| Task: counseling on health promotion and prevention (only respondents, who chose at least 1 non-physician health care profession, n = 159) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatricians. . . |
Midwifes. . . |
Nurses. . . |
MPAa. . . |
Other. . . |
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| n = 55 | n = 17 | n = 39 | n = 32 | n = 16 | ||
| . . .approve delegation to | Midwifes n (%) | 29 (52.7) | 15 (88.2) | 18 (46.2) | 11 (34.4) | 7 (43.8) |
| Nurses n (%) | 38 (69.1) | 7 (41.2) | 35 (89.7) | 12 (37.5) | 8 (50.0) | |
| MPAa n (%) | 42 (76.4) | 10 (58.8) | 16 (41.0) | 19 (59.4) | 6 (37.5) | |
| Ergotherapists n (%) | 17 (30.9) | 10 (58.8) | 12 (30.8) | 3 (9.4) | 6 (37.5) | |
| Physiotherapists n (%) | 15 (27.3) | 9 (52.9) | 12 (30.8) | 2 (6.0) | 7 (43.8) | |
| Other n (%) | 9 (16.4) | 1 (5.9) | 3 (7.7) | 0 | 4 (25.0) | |
| Task: supporting the transition-process of chronically ill adolescents (answered this question and chose at least 1 non-physician health care profession, n = 155) | ||||||
| Pediatricians. . . | Midwifes. . . | Nurses. . . | MPAa. . . | Other. . . | ||
| n = 54 | n = 15 | n = 39 | n = 31 | n = 16 | ||
| . . .approve delegation to | Midwifes n (%) | 9 (16.7) | 10 (66.7) | 9 (23.1) | 1 (3.2) | 3 (18.8) |
| Nurses n (%) | 39 (72.2) | 12 (80.0) | 36 (92.3) | 11 (35.5) | 11 (68.8) | |
| MPAa n (%) | 42 (77.8) | 11 (73.3) | 16 (41.0) | 16 (51.6) | 6 (37.5) | |
| Ergotherapists n (%) | 14 (25.9) | 10 (66.7) | 11 (28.2) | 4 (12.9) | 6 (37.5) | |
| Physiotherapists n (%) | 16 (29.6) | 10 (66.7) | 12 (30.8) | 2 (6.4) | 6 (37.5) | |
| Other n (%) | 3 (5.6) | 1 (6.7) | 4 (10.2) | 1 (3.2) | 4 (25.0) | |
| Task: carrying out vaccinations (answered this question and chose at least 1 non-physician health care profession, n = 102) | ||||||
| Pediatricians. . . | Midwifes. . . | Nurses. . . | MPAa. . . | Other. . . | ||
| n = 35 | n = 3 | n = 22 | n = 32 | n = 10 | ||
| . . .approve delegation to | Midwifes n (%) | 4 (11.4) | 2 | 2 (9.1) | 1 (3.1) | 0 |
| Nurses n (%) | 22 (62.9) | 3 | 18 (81.8) | 9 (28.1) | 3 (30.0) | |
| MPAa n (%) | 23 (65.7) | 2 | 7 (31.8) | 20 (62.5) | 3 (30.0) | |
| Other n (%) | 1 (2.9) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 (10.0) | |
| Task: carrying out parts of regular screenings (answered this question and chose at least 1 non-physician health care profession, n = 93) | ||||||
| Pediatricians. . . | Midwifes. . . | Nurses. . . | MPAa. . . | Other. . . | ||
| n = 21 | n = 13 | n = 21 | n = 31 | n = 7 | ||
| . . .approve delegation to | Midwifes n (%) | 6 (28.6) | 11 (84.6) | 8 (38.1) | 5 (16.1) | 0 |
| Nurses n (%) | 10 (47.6) | 3 (23.1) | 16 (76.2) | 8 (25.8) | 2 | |
| MPAa n (%) | 18 (85.7) | 5 (38.5) | 8 (38.1) | 20 (64.5) | 2 | |
| Ergotherapists n (%) | 7 (33.3) | 6 (46.1) | 5 (23.8) | 3 (9.7) | 1 | |
| Physiotherapists n (%) | 6 (28.6) | 6 (46.1) | 6 (28.6) | 1 (3.2) | 2 | |
| Other n (%) | 1 (4.8) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Task: coordinate case management for children with special needs (answered this question and chose at least 1 non-physician health care profession, n = 127) | ||||||
| Pediatricians. . . | Midwifes. . . | Nurses. . . | MPAa. . . | Other. . . | ||
| n = 45 | n = 11 | n = 31 | n = 24 | n = 16 | ||
| . . .approve delegation to | Midwifes n (%) | 9 (20.0) | 7 (63.6) | 7 (22.6) | 3 (12.5) | 3 (18.8) |
| Nurses n (%) | 33 (73.3) | 5 (45.4) | 27 (87.1) | 9 (37.5) | 8 (50.0) | |
| MPAa n (%) | 33 (73.3) | 8 (72.7) | 11 (35.5) | 11 (45.8) | 6 (37.5) | |
| Ergotherapists n (%) | 5 (11.1) | 4 (36.4) | 3 (9.7) | 1 (4.2) | 3 (18.8) | |
| Physiotherapists n (%) | 4 (8.9) | 4 (36.4) | 4 (12.9) | 2 (8.3) | 2 (12.5) | |
| Other n (%) | 4 (8.9) | 0 | 3 (9.7) | 0 | 2 (12.5) | |
| Task: triage of acutely ill patients (answered this question and chose at least 1 non-physician health care profession, n = 133) | ||||||
| Pediatricians. . . | Midwifes. . . | Nurses. . . | MPAa. . . | Other. . . | ||
| n = 29 | n = 14 | n = 41 | n = 35 | n = 14 | ||
| . . .approve delegation to | Midwifes n (%) | 13 (44.8) | 13 (92.9) | 13 | 4 (11.4) | 4 (28.6) |
| Nurses n (%) | 20 (69.0) | 10 (71.4) | 34 | 15 (42.9) | 8 (57.1) | |
| MPAa n (%) | 18 (62.1) | 12 (85.7) | 17 | 21 (60.0) | 5 (35.7) | |
| Other n (%) | 2 (6.9) | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
a
Medical practice assistants.