Publication Date
10-29-2018
Keywords
self-management, patient engagement, primary care, chronic disease
Abstract
In his issue introduction, the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews comments on the theme of patient self-management of chronic diseases and the related articles published therein. Illnesses such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, epilepsy, arthritis, asthma, and obesity often require patients to administer their own medication daily or adhere to strict dietary restrictions. Progress is being made on the process of implementation and evaluation of patient self-management tools in primary care practices. Barriers to self-management tool implementations in clinics, as well as their use by individual patients, must be understood and addressed.
Recommended Citation
Baumgardner DJ. Patient self-management: tools and barriers. J Patient Cent Res Rev. 2018;5:253-5. doi: 10.17294/2330-0698.1660
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Diseases Commons, Health Services Research Commons, Primary Care Commons, Public Health Education and Promotion Commons
Submitted
October 10th, 2018
Accepted
October 29th, 2018
