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Edward W Li1, Riana Alli1, Christine Dennis1
1Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program, Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellness, Humber Polytechnic, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Journal of Clinical Nursing
|April 29, 2025
View abstract on PubMed
Summary
This review synthesized evaluation approaches for nurse-led clinics (NLCs) and student-led clinics (SLCs). Systems of care delivery were most frequently evaluated, highlighting opportunities to improve health equity measurement.
Keywords:
Quadruple Aim Frameworkcommunity‐basedevaluation methodsnurse‐led clinicsscoping reviewstudent‐led clinicsMore Related Videos
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Management
- Primary Care Research
- Health Services Evaluation
Background:
- Nurse-led clinics (NLCs) and student-led clinics (SLCs) are increasingly vital in community-based primary healthcare.
- Evaluating the impact and effectiveness of these clinics is crucial for quality improvement and sustainability.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically synthesize the diverse approaches used to evaluate NLCs and SLCs.
- To identify common themes and gaps in the evaluation of these primary healthcare models.
Main Methods:
- A comprehensive scoping review following Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) guidelines.
- Searches conducted across multiple databases (CINAHL, PubMed, Scopus, etc.) and grey literature repositories.
- Thematic analysis guided by the Quadruple Aim Framework for health systems quality improvement.
Main Results:
- Included 43 articles published between 2013 and 2023, evaluating NLCs, medical SLCs, and interprofessional SLCs.
- Evaluations focused on client experience, community health, systems of care delivery, and provider experience.
- Systems of care delivery emerged as the most consistently evaluated domain across all clinic types.
Conclusions:
- A range of evaluation measures, aligned with the Quadruple Aim Framework, are employed for NLCs and SLCs.
- There is a need to expand evaluation methods and indicators to better capture the impact of these clinics on health equity.
- Transferable research approaches exist to support the design and improvement of innovative primary healthcare clinics.


