aims: there are several structured self-management education programs which are available nationally for patients with diabetes in the uk. this study was aimed to determine the factors influencing participation of patients with diabetes in the programs. patients and methods: a cross-sectional survey through semi-structured questionnaire distributed to 550 patients attending primary or secondary...

BACKGROUND Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a complex chronic condition that makes high demands on patients' self-management skills. Thus, patient education is considered an important component of multimodal therapy, although evidence regarding its effectiveness is scarce. The main objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness of an advanced self-management patient education program for ...

background: quality in health care can be seen as having three principal dimensions: service, technical and customer quality. this study aimed to measure customer quality in relation to self-management of type 2 diabetes. methods: a cross-sectional survey of 577 type 2 diabetes people was carried out in australia. the 13-item patient activation measure was used to evaluate customer quality base...

  Background: Patient education is widely recognized as a core component of nursing. Patient education can lead to quality outcomes including adherence, quality of life, patients' knowledge of their illness and self-management. This study aimed to clarify patient education process in teaching hospitals affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) in Iran.   Methods : This cross-se...

  Fasting is a common practice among people with diabetes (PWD). As healthcare providers we are in a position to assist those who choose to fast to manage their diabetes effectively. Diabetes self-management education for PWD is needed both prior and during the time of fasting to best metabolic control.  

BACKGROUND Therapeutic patient education, particularly when including written instructions in self-management, improves outcomes in asthma. The education of patients in self-management requires specific knowledge and skills, which are not generally taught in under- or postgraduate training programmes. PURPOSE To investigate physicians' knowledge of the principles and implementation of self-ma...

b a ckground: type  2  diabetes  (t2d)  is  an  increasing  public  health  problem primarily because of increase in the prevalence of a sedentary lifestyle and obesity. the aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of self-management education on metabolic control in adults with t2d. m ethods : in a quasi-experimental study, 300 patients with t2d recruited from the diabetes society of nat...