scholarly journals Promoting Self-Management and Patient Empowerment in Primary Care

10.5772/62763 ◽  
2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Collins ◽  
Andree Rochfort
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Patient Empowerment ◽  
Self Management

Dermatology in primary care: an audit of the proportion of patients who present to general practice with a dermatological problem that could be self-managed

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (suppl 1) ◽  
pp. bjgp20X711053
Author(s):  
Luamar Dolfini ◽  
Yogesh Patel
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
General Practice ◽  
Acne Vulgaris ◽  
Clinical Information ◽  
Electronic Record ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Considerable Proportion ◽  
Dry Skin ◽  
Record System ◽  
Common Skin

BackgroundA considerable proportion of GPs’ workload is dermatological. It is important to investigate what common skin conditions encountered in primary care can be self-managed, in an effort to alleviate the burden on primary care.AimThe purpose of the audit was to identify the proportion of consultations that are dermatological in nature and analyse potential for self-management by patients.MethodData was collected using the patient electronic record system (EMIS) in general practice. A search was made for all consultations from the 17 April to 15 May 2019, which included all new presenting complaints that were dermatological in nature. The criteria for self-management included advising over the counter (OTC) medication or reassurance. On the other hand, a case was deemed not self-manageable if prescription only medication (POM) was prescribed or if a referral to dermatology was made.ResultsThere were a total of 2175 consultations, where 246 (11.31%) cases were dermatological. Of the 246, 80 cases (32.5%) could be self-managed. There were 46 different dermatological presenting complaints of which the 5 most common included: rash (51 cases), dermatitis (44 cases), acne vulgaris (13 cases), moles (12 cases), dry skin (11 cases). None of the acne or moles cases could be self-managed, whereas 23%, 68.2%, 72.7% of rashes, dermatitis, and dry skin cases, respectively, could be self-managed.ConclusionCertain dermatological conditions have more potential for self-management than others. Research into teledermatology as a means of addressing patient concern and providing clinical information is important in order to reduce unnecessary consultations.

scholarly journals Attendance, activation and health profiles of participants, a prospective study on a regional cardiometabolic disease self-management program in Laval, Canada

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Magali Girard ◽  
Janusz Kaczorowski ◽  
Marie-Thérèse Lussier ◽  
Vivianne Martin
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Cardiovascular Health ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Cardiometabolic Disease ◽  
A Prospective Study

Abstract Background Chronic diseases are responsible for over 70% of all deaths globally. While some self-management programs have been shown to be efficacious in preventing or altering trajectories for some chronic conditions, scaling-up and sustaining such programs beyond tightly-controlled study conditions remain a major challenge. CISSS-Laval partnered with the Cardiovascular Health Awareness Program team to co-develop Cible-santé/prévention and evaluate the first cohort of participants enrolled in the program, in order to better understand the program’s implementation and scope. The objective of the current study was to describe the profile of attendees and the level of engagement of participants in a new, region-wide cardiometabolic disease self-management program offered in Laval, Canada. Methods This was a prospective study with no comparison group. Potential participants were identified and referred to the program from April to December 2015 by their primary care health professional practicing in one of the city’s interdisciplinary primary care clinics. They had their blood pressure, waist circumference and body mass index measured by trained volunteers, and completed a questionnaire on health habits, level of activation and the risk of developing prediabetes and type 2 diabetes over the next 10 years. Results A descriptive analysis of the first cohort of 141 Cible-Santé/prévention participants showed very low attendance. Furthermore, only 1 in 10 of enrolled participants completed the full program. The program typically attracted adults with some risk factors associated with their conditions (high waist circumference, obesity), but with an already high level of knowledge, skills and confidence to participate in self-management activities. Conclusion This study provides a portrait of new participants to a self-management cardiometabolic disease program, which highlights the potential of supporting patients ready to make changes but also exposes the difficulty of attracting a larger number and diversity of participants and in encouraging completion of the program.

Promoting self-management of multiple sclerosis in primary care

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenna Litchfield ◽  
Sue Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Self Management

scholarly journals Enablers of Patient Knowledge Empowerment for Self-Management of Chronic Disease: An Integrative Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2247
Author(s):  
Vestina Vainauskienė ◽  
Rimgailė Vaitkienė
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Patient Empowerment ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Management Theory ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Patient Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Management Theory ◽  
Public Health Management

The non-development of the concept of patient knowledge empowerment for disease self-management and the non-development of the theory of patient knowledge empowerment in patients with chronic diseases, cause methodological inconsistency of patient empowerment theory and does not provide a methodological basis to present patient knowledge empowerment preconditions. Therefore, the aim of the present integrative review was to synthesize and critically analyze the patient knowledge enablers distinguished in the public health management theory, the knowledge sharing enablers presented in the knowledge management theory and to integrate them by providing a comprehensive framework of patient knowledge enablers. To implement the purpose of the study, in answering the study question of what patient knowledge empowerments are and across which levels of patient knowledge empowerment they operate, an integrative review approach was applied as proposed by Cronin and George. A screening process resulted in a final sample of 78 papers published in open access, peer-review journals in the fields of public health management and knowledge management theories. Based on the results of the study, the Enablers of Patient Knowledge Empowerment for Self-Management of Chronic Disease Framework was created. It revealed that it is important to look at patient knowledge empowerment as a pathway across the empowerment levels through which both knowledge enablers identified in public health management theory and knowledge sharing enablers singled out in knowledge management theory operate. The integration of these two perspectives across patient empowerment levels uncovers a holistic framework for patient knowledge empowerment.

scholarly journals COPD patients need more information about self-management: a cross-sectional study in Swedish primary care

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 459-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna Sandelowsky ◽  
Ingvar Krakau ◽  
Sonja Modin ◽  
Björn Ställberg ◽  
Anna Nager
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Copd Patients

Efficacy of a self-management education programme on patients with type 2 diabetes in primary care: A randomised controlled trial

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Estibaliz Gamboa Moreno ◽  
Maider Mateo-Abad ◽  
Lourdes Ochoa de Retana García ◽  
Kalliopi Vrotsou ◽  
Emma del Campo Pena ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Management Education ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Education Programme ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Randomised Controlled
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