Task shifting to improve the provision of integrated chronic care: realist evaluation of a lay health worker intervention in rural South Africa

Introduction Task shifting is a potential solution to the shortage of healthcare personnel in low/middle-income countries, but contextual factors often dilute its effectiveness. We report on a task shifting intervention using lay health workers to support clinic staff in providing chronic disease ca...

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Main Authors: Felix Limbani, Margaret Thorogood, Jane Goudge, Francesc Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Chodziwadziwa Kabudula
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-02-01
Series:BMJ Global Health
Online Access:https://gh.bmj.com/content/4/1/e001084.full
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