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Self-management of long-term conditions: a district nursing perspective of patient engagement

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The UK has a growing ageing population with increased prevalence of long-term conditions. It has the potential to overwhelm the country's healthcare system. The COVID-19 pandemic and its risk of transmission provided an opportunity for people with long-term conditions to focus on self-care and for district nurses to promote self-management. Self-management strategies, such as digital technology, motivational interviewing, social prescribing and shared decision-making can assist them in planning a whole-population approach towards managing physical and mental wellbeing. For this to become a reality, investment is needed to educate the patients, their carers, district nurses, multidisciplinary teams and to ensure the sustainability of self-care methods for future practice.

Source: British Journal of Community Nursing

DOI: 10.12968/bjcn.2024.0035

Authors: Katie Vaughan, Joanna Lavery

Institutions: Mersey Care NHS Trust, Liverpool John Moores University

Language: English

Topic: Chronic Disease Management Strategies

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4403725444