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 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2019-02-01
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| Series: | BMJ Global Health |
| Online Access: | https://gh.bmj.com/content/4/1/e001084.full |
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