TY - JOUR
T1 - EULAR recommendations for the role of the nurse in the management of chronic inflammatory arthritis
AU - van Eijk-Hustings, Yvonne
AU - van Tubergen, Astrid
AU - Bostrom, Carina
AU - Braychenko, Elena
AU - Buss, Beate
AU - Felix, Jose
AU - Firth, Jill
AU - Hammond, Alison
AU - Harston, Benny
AU - Hernandez, Cristina
AU - Huzjak, Masa
AU - Korandova, Jana
AU - Kukkurainen, Marja Leena
AU - Landewe, Robert
AU - Mezieres, Maryse
AU - Milincovic, Marijana
AU - Moretti, Antonella
AU - Oliver, Susan
AU - Primdahl, Jette
AU - Scholte-Voshaar, Marieke
AU - de la Torre-Aboki, Jenny
AU - Waite-Jones, Jennifer
AU - Westhovens, Rene
AU - Zangi, Heidi Andersen
AU - Heiberg, Turid
AU - Hill, Jackie
PY - 2012/1
Y1 - 2012/1
N2 - Objectives The authors aim to develop European League Against Rheumatism recommendations for the role of the nurse in the management of patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis, to identify a research agenda and to determine an educational agenda. Methods A task force made up of a multidisciplinary expert panel including nurses, rheumatologists, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, psychologist, epidemiologist and patient representatives, representing 14 European countries, carried out the development of the recommendations, following the European League Against Rheumatism standardised operating procedures. The task force met twice. In the first meeting, the aims of the task force were defined, and eight research questions were developed. This was followed by a comprehensive, systematic literature search. In the second meeting, the results from the literature review were presented to the task force that subsequently formulated the recommendations, research agenda and educational agenda. Results In total, 10 recommendations were formulated. Seven recommendations covered the contribution of nurses to care and management: education, satisfaction with care, access to care, disease management, psychosocial support, self-management and efficiency of care. Three recommendations focused on professional support for nurses: availability of guidelines or protocols, access to education and encouragement to undertake extended roles. The strength of the recommendations varied from A to C, dependent on the category of evidence (1A-3), and a high level of agreement was achieved. Additionally, the task force agreed upon 10 topics for future research and an educational agenda. Conclusion 10 recommendations for the role of the nurse in the management of chronic inflammatory arthritis were developed using a combination of evidence-based and expert consensus approach.
AB - Objectives The authors aim to develop European League Against Rheumatism recommendations for the role of the nurse in the management of patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis, to identify a research agenda and to determine an educational agenda. Methods A task force made up of a multidisciplinary expert panel including nurses, rheumatologists, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, psychologist, epidemiologist and patient representatives, representing 14 European countries, carried out the development of the recommendations, following the European League Against Rheumatism standardised operating procedures. The task force met twice. In the first meeting, the aims of the task force were defined, and eight research questions were developed. This was followed by a comprehensive, systematic literature search. In the second meeting, the results from the literature review were presented to the task force that subsequently formulated the recommendations, research agenda and educational agenda. Results In total, 10 recommendations were formulated. Seven recommendations covered the contribution of nurses to care and management: education, satisfaction with care, access to care, disease management, psychosocial support, self-management and efficiency of care. Three recommendations focused on professional support for nurses: availability of guidelines or protocols, access to education and encouragement to undertake extended roles. The strength of the recommendations varied from A to C, dependent on the category of evidence (1A-3), and a high level of agreement was achieved. Additionally, the task force agreed upon 10 topics for future research and an educational agenda. Conclusion 10 recommendations for the role of the nurse in the management of chronic inflammatory arthritis were developed using a combination of evidence-based and expert consensus approach.
U2 - 10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-200185
DO - 10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-200185
M3 - Article
C2 - 22039168
SN - 0003-4967
VL - 71
SP - 13
EP - 19
JO - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
JF - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
IS - 1
ER -