Abbreviations
- ACT
Asthma Control Test
- ANF
National Association of Pharmacies (Portugal)
- APN
advanced practice nurse
- BMI
body mass index
- CHC
community health centre
- CHD
coronary heart disease
- CHW
community health worker
- CI
confidence interval
- CKD
chronic kidney disease
- CMHT
community mental health team
- CNCM
community nurse case manager
- COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- COVID-19
coronavirus disease 2019
- CPD
continuing professional development
- CVD
cardiovascular disease
- DMP
disease management programme
- ESP
extended scope-of-practice
- ESTICOM
European Surveys and Training to Improve MSM Community Health
- EU
European Union
- GP
general practitioner
- HbA1c
glycated haemoglobin
- HNCM
hospital nurse care manager
- ILO
International Labour Organization
- IPE
interprofessional education
- ISCO
International Standard Classification of Occupations
- LTC
long-term care
- MARS
Medication Adherence Report Scale
- MD
mean difference
- MSM
men who have sex with men
- NCD
noncommunicable disease
- NHS
National Health Service
- NMS
New Medicines Service
- NOSM
Northern Ontario School of Medicine
- NP
nurse practitioner
- n/r
not reported
- OECD
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
- OR
odds ratio
- PA
physician assistant
- PC
palliative care
- PMAS
pharmacy-based minor ailment schemes
- PN
patient navigator
- QoL
quality of life
- RCT
randomized controlled trial
- RR
relative risk
- SDG
Sustainable Development Goal
- SEPEN
Support for the health workforce planning and forecasting expert network
- SMD
standard mean deviation
- TB
tuberculosis
- WHO
World Health Organization