Informal caregivers should be better supported—they are vital members of the healthcare team approach to chronic disease management

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 117-117
Author(s):  
Claire Warren
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Disease Management ◽  
Chronic Disease Management ◽  
Informal Caregivers ◽  
Healthcare Team ◽  
Team Approach

scholarly journals Computer Assisted Chronic Disease Management: Does It Work? A Pilot Study Using Mixed Methods

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kay M. Jones ◽  
Ruby Biezen ◽  
Leon Piterman
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Disease Management ◽  
Chronic Disease Management ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Care Plans ◽  
Breakthrough Series

Background. Key factors for the effective chronic disease management (CDM) include the availability of practical and effective computer tools and continuing professional development/education. This study tested the effectiveness of a computer assisted chronic disease management tool, a broadband-based service known as cdmNet in increasing the development of care plans for patients with chronic disease in general practice. Methodology. Mixed methods are the breakthrough series methodology (workshops and plan-do-study-act cycles) and semistructured interviews. Results. Throughout the intervention period a pattern emerged suggesting GPs use of cdmNet initially increased, then plateaued practice nurses’ and practice managers’ roles expanded as they became more involved in using cdmNet. Seven main messages emerged from the GP interviews. Discussion. The overall use of cdmNet by participating GPs varied from “no change” to “significant change and developing many the GPMPs (general practice management plans) using cdmNet.” The variation may be due to several factors, not the least, allowing GPs adequate time to familiarise themselves with the software and recognising the benefit of the team approach. Conclusion. The breakthrough series methodology facilitated upskilling GPs’ management of patients diagnosed with a chronic disease and learning how to use the broadband-based service cdmNet.

A Flexible Electrochemical-Physiological Epidermal Hybrid Patch for Chronic Disease Management

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanghyuk Yoon ◽  
Hyosang Yoon ◽  
Seokgyu Ko ◽  
Chani Park ◽  
Md Abu Zahed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Disease Management ◽  
Chronic Disease Management

scholarly journals Primary Care Networks and Starfield’s 4Cs: A Case for Enhanced Chronic Disease Management

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 2926
Author(s):  
Chuan De Foo ◽  
Shilpa Surendran ◽  
Geronimo Jimenez ◽  
John Pastor Ansah ◽  
David Bruce Matchar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Disease Management ◽  
Chronic Disease Management ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Facilitators And Barriers ◽  
Design Options ◽  
First Contact

The primary care network (PCN) was implemented as a healthcare delivery model which organises private general practitioners (GPs) into groups and furnished with a certain level of resources for chronic disease management. A secondary qualitative analysis was conducted with data from an earlier study exploring facilitators and barriers GPs enrolled in PCN’s face in chronic disease management. The objective of this study is to map features of PCN to Starfield’s “4Cs” framework. The “4Cs” of primary care—comprehensiveness, first contact access, coordination and continuity—offer high-quality design options for chronic disease management. Interview transcripts of GPs (n = 30) from the original study were purposefully selected. Provision of ancillary services, manpower, a chronic disease registry and extended operating hours of GP practices demonstrated PCN’s empowering features that fulfil the “4Cs”. On the contrary, operational challenges such as the lack of an integrated electronic medical record and disproportionate GP payment structures limit PCNs from maximising the “4Cs”. However, the enabling features mentioned above outweighs the shortfalls in all important aspects of delivering optimal chronic disease care. Therefore, even though PCN is in its early stage of development, it has shown to be well poised to steer GPs towards enhanced chronic disease management.

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