Learning Objectives
In this section, the student will:
- Define self-management
- Identify issues of self-management in the client
- Describe strategies to promote client’s self-management
- Describe strategies that promote client independence vs dependence
Resources
- Literature Review on Chronic Disease Self-Management; from Living Healthy Northeast
- Patient Self-management of Chronic Disease in Primary Care; from JAMA. 2002 Nov 20;288(19):2469-75. Bodenheimer T1, Lorig K, Holman H, Grumbach K.
- Results from Literature Review on Chronic Disease Self-Management; from Living Healthy Northeast
- Self-Management Support for People with Chronic Conditions; from Institute for Healthcare Improvement
- Promoting Independence; from the Alzheimer’s Society of British Columbia
SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
- Train Providers and Other Key Staff on How to Help Patients with Self-Management Goals
- Use Self-Management Tools That Are Based on Evidence of Effectiveness
- Use Group Visits to Support Self-Management
- Set and Document Self-Management Goals Collaboratively with Patients
- Follow Up and Monitor Self-Management Goals
- Learn more about staying active.
- Learn more about physical activity and brain health
