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Promoting Self-Management of Chronic Health Conditions: Theories and Practice
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Title Details
1st Ed.
2018 © Oxford University Press
Erin Martz
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-060614-5
eISBN-13: 978-0-19-060615-2
Primary Care, Patient Information, Social Work
Additional Details
It is common for a doctor or healthcare professional to see an individual with a chronic health condition only a few times a year for a brief office appointment. Yet, the individual has to live with the health condition 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. So, who really is in charge of managing the health condition? The individual has to "micro-manage" their condition, while healthcare professionals can provide advice on treatment approaches or the "macro-management" of the chronic health condition.
Promoting Self-Management of Chronic Health Conditions covers a range of topics related to self-management-theories and practice, interventions that have been scientifically tested, and information that individuals with specific conditions should know (or be taught by healthcare professionals). Data suggest that currently a majority of individuals in the U.S. has a chronic health condition, and as society ages and healthcare continues to improve individuals' life-spans, more people will experience a chronic health condition. Health systems need to shift from an acute care model of treatment to a chronic care treatment model, in view of this trend. The expanding need for the development and scientific analysis of formal self-management programs accompany this increase in chronic health conditions. This book serves the critical purpose of helping to increase understanding of self-management and how healthcare providers can empower individuals with chronic health conditions to self-manage.
- • Discusses definitions of self-management and individual and system-level models of self-management and self-management support
- • Presents a broad range of theories and interventions to promote self-management, including CBT and motivational interviewing
- • Chapters address over a dozen chronic condition-specific approaches to self-management, including addictive behaviors, arthritis, cancer, diabetes, epilepsy,
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