Perceived Delegation and Reliance of Individual Tasks for Primary Care Physicians and Nurses
| PCPs (n = 721) | Nurses (n = 598) | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gathering patient preventive services utilization history (eg, immunization history) | 3.33 (0.92) | 3.30 (0.89) | .73 |
| Screening patients for diseases (eg, doing a depression screen) | 3.35 (0.90) | 3.30 (0.91) | .85 |
| Assessing patient lifestyle factors | 3.25 (0.84) | 3.60 (0.65) | <.01 |
| Receiving messages from patients | 3.70 (0.60) | 3.75 (0.58) | .08 |
| Resolving messages from patients (other than requests for prescriptions) | 3.49 (0.73) | 3.72 (0.62) | <.01 |
| Responding to prescription refill requests | 3.06 (1.04) | 3.51 (0.75) | <.01 |
| Encouraging lifestyle modifications | 3.17 (0.88) | 3.70 (0.56) | <.01 |
| Educating patients about disease-specific self-care activities (eg, foot care in diabetes) | 3.11 (0.94) | 3.63 (0.65) | <.01 |
| Educating patients about medications | 2.87 (0.97) | 3.47 (0.76) | <.01 |
| Evaluating patients and making treatment decisions | 2.64 (1.02) | 2.91 (1.10) | <.01 |
| Completing forms for patients | 2.20 (1.11) | 2.41 (1.11) | <.01 |
| Responding to requests for home health care orders | 2.67 (1.12) | 2.69 (1.14) | 0.40 |
| Responding to patient diagnostic and treatment data (eg, laboratory tests, radiology studies) | 2.58 (1.10) | 3.00 (1.03) | <.01 |
| Following-up on referrals (eg, to specialists) | 2.49 (1.09) | 2.95 (1.02) | <.01 |
PCPs, primary care providers.