Background; Long term conditions have been identified as causing increased demand on health services and there is much debate about how this demand can be managed. Formalsed lay-led self-care programmes are being introduced into the health systems of many industrialised countries as part of top-down policy initiatives that empower patients to manage their chronic condition. Self-care support in England is being introduced in the form of the Expert Patients Programme (EPP). This thesis aimed to examine the extent to which traditional outcome measures (e.g. self-efficacy, health service utilisation) captured the experiences of people taking part in a self-management programme.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:493980 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Gately, Claire |
| Publisher | University of Manchester |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
Page generated in 0.0023 seconds