The Role of the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in an Inpatient Asthma Program

Advanced practice for children and young people: A systematic review with narrative summary

“…All nine studies validated the findings further with other methods of data collection, (Borgmeyer et al, ; Evangelista et al, ; Fanta et al, ; Kinder, ; Martin, ; Rejtar et al, ; Schuttelaar et al, ; Van Vugt et al, ; Wall et al, ). Nevertheless, only three studies clearly discussed techniques applied to strengthen the reliability of their results, (Kinder, ; Schuttelaar et al, ; Van Vugt et al, ).…”

“…There were no UK studies identified for inclusion. A total of six were non‐experimental quantitative descriptive design, (Borgmeyer, Gyr, Jamerson, & Henry, ; Evangelista et al, ; Kinder, ; Martin, ; Retjar et al, ; Wall et al, ). The remaining were quantitative experimental; one controlled trial, Fanta et al (), one randomized controlled trial, Schuttelaar et al, ) and one retrospective observational cohort study, (Van Vugt et al, ).…”

“…The remaining were quantitative experimental; one controlled trial, Fanta et al (), one randomized controlled trial, Schuttelaar et al, ) and one retrospective observational cohort study, (Van Vugt et al, ). The studies examined roles working across a range of clinical settings; specialist clinic practice, Evangelista et al, (), Schuttelaar et al (); primary care practice ( N = 2), Kinder, (), Van Vugt et al () and hospital based ( N = 5), Borgmeyer et al (), Fanta et al (), Martin, (), Retjar et al (), Wall et al (). Table provides an overview of the included studies with further details available in File 1.…”

“…These incidences were not explored or acknowledged to be a risk for bias by the authors. The remaining seven studies did not randomize participants but opted for purposive sampling techniques, (Borgmeyer et al, ; Evangelista et al, ; Kinder, ; Martin, ; Van Vugt et al, ; Wall et al, ). It should be acknowledged, this may allow vulnerability for errors in researcher judgement, lower levels of reliability, challenge generalization of findings and increase the potential for confounders, (Creswell, ).…”

“…The presence of potential confounders was acknowledged in two studies with attempts to address these described, (Kinder, ; Van Vugt et al, ). In the remaining seven studies, potential confounders were considered possible but were not clearly identified or addressed by the authors, (Borgmeyer et al, ; Evangelista et al, ; Fanta et al, ; Martin, ; Rejtar et al, ; Schuttelaar et al, ; Wall et al, ).…”