The United Kingdom Expert Patients Programme: results and implications from a national evaluation.
Med J Aust
; 189(S10): S21-4, 2008 11 17.
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ABSTRACT
The Expert Patients Programme (EPP) is a central element of chronic disease management policy in the United Kingdom. It aims to deliver self-care support by developing peoples' self-care skills, confidence and motivation to take more effective control over their long-term conditions. A large, national randomised controlled trial found that the EPP's lay-led skills training was effective in improving self-efficacy and energy levels among patients with long-term conditions, and was likely to be cost-effective. Key questions remain as to whether existing outcome measures capture the core outcomes that are important to patients with long-term conditions. The development and evaluation of self-care support initiatives should take into account the extent to which self-care support initiatives can be integrated into peoples' everyday lives, and the degree of fit with patients' existing adaptations and strategies. Rather than being concentrated on a single course, central resources for self-management support should be directed at a variety of systems and interventions that are able to meet the wide range of needs of patients with chronic conditions.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Autocuidado
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Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud
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Educación en Salud
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Educación del Paciente como Asunto
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Enfermedad Crónica
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Autoeficacia
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Evaluation_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Med J Aust
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido