The State of the Evidence about the Family and Community Nurse: A Systematic Review

Federica Dellafiore, Rosario Caruso, Michela Cossu, Sara Russo, Irene Baroni, Serena Barello, Ida Vangone, Marta Acampora, Gianluca Conte, Arianna Magon, Alessandro Stievano and Cristina Arrigoni
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Federica Dellafiore: Section of Hygiene, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Department of Public Health, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
Rosario Caruso: Health Professions Research and Development Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, 20097 Milan, Italy
Michela Cossu: Rsa Attanasio, Rsa Limbiate, 20812 Milan, Italy
Sara Russo: Nursing Degree Course, Section Istituti Clinici di Pavia e Vigevano S.p.A., University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
Irene Baroni: Health Professions Research and Development Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, 20097 Milan, Italy
Serena Barello: EngageMinds HUB, Consumer, Food and Health Engagement Research Center, Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 20100 Milan, Italy
Ida Vangone: Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00173 Rome, Italy
Marta Acampora: EngageMinds HUB, Consumer, Food and Health Engagement Research Center, Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 20100 Milan, Italy
Gianluca Conte: Health Professions Research and Development Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, 20097 Milan, Italy
Arianna Magon: Health Professions Research and Development Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, 20097 Milan, Italy
Alessandro Stievano: Centre of Excellence for Nursing Scholarship, OPI Rome, 00173 Rome, Italy
Cristina Arrigoni: Section of Hygiene, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Department of Public Health, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 7, 1-16

Abstract: Introduction. The increase in chronic degenerative diseases poses many challenges to the efficacy and sustainability of healthcare systems, establishing the family and community nurse (FCN) who delivers primary care as a strategic role. FCNs, indeed, can embrace the complexity of the current healthcare demand, sustain the ageing of the population, and focus on illness prevention and health promotion, ensuring a continuous and coordinated integration between hospitals and primary care ser. The literature on FCNs is rich but diverse. This study aimed to critically summarise the literature about the FCN, providing an overall view of the recent evidence. Methods. A state-of-art systematic review was performed on PubMed, CINAHL, and Scopus, employing the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement and checklist to guide the search and reporting. Results. Five interpretative themes emerged from the 90 included articles: clinical practice, core competencies, outcomes, Organisational and educational models, and advanced training program. Conclusions. FCNs can make a major contribution to a population’s health, playing a key role in understanding and responding to patients’ needs. Even if the investment in prevention does not guarantee immediate required strategies and foresight on the part of decisionmakers, it is imperative to invest more political, institutional, and economic resources to support and ensure the FCNs’ competencies and their professional autonomy.

Keywords: community nurse; family nurse; patient-centred care; state-of-art systematic review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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