Key result
A nurse-administered protocol for headache, with nurses independently managing 55.2% of cases, provided equivalent symptomatic relief and significantly greater satisfaction than physician care.
Why the study?
Does a nurse-administered protocol improve symptomatic relief and patient satisfaction in primary care patients with headache compared to physician management?
RCT (n=396)
Randomly allocated
Does a nurse-administered protocol improve symptomatic relief and patient satisfaction in primary care patients with headache compared to physician management?
A nurse-administered protocol for headache in primary care is effective, safe, and yields higher patient satisfaction compared to standard physician care.
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Supports nurse-led headache protocols in primary care; extends RCT evidence for task-shifting in symptom management.
Sheldon Greenfield (1976) conducted an RCT in Headache (n=396). Nurse-administered protocol vs. Physician-control group was evaluated on Symptomatic relief and patient satisfaction. A nurse-administered protocol for headache, with nurses independently managing 55.2% of cases, provided equivalent symptomatic relief and significantly greater satisfaction than physician care.
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