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Adult nursing
Randomised controlled trial
Benefits of nurse-led cardiovascular prevention for patients with type 1 diabetes
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Implications for practice and research
▪ Nurse-led cardiovascular prevention for patients with type 1 diabetes is effective because of an increased use of medication.
▪ Quality improvement of nurse-led prevention is needed to address unhealthy lifestyles.
▪ Future studies need to pay attention to the impact on quality of life and cost-effectiveness.
Context
Owing to the increasing ageing of the population and other factors, health services are confronted with increasing demands. Task substitution from doctors to nurses is one of the options to meet with these challenges. As nurses are accustomed to working with protocols, they might be better at adhering …