OBJECTIVE To describe chronic disease management programs active in Switzerland in 2007, using an exploratory survey. METHODS We searched the internet (Swiss official websites and Swiss web-pages, using Google), a medical electronic database (Medline), reference lists of pertinent articles, and contacted key informants. Programs met our operational definition of chronic disease management if ...

1), I heard the words disease management being used for programs focusing on one single disease: for instance, diabetes or heart failure or depression or COPD. In Germany and Austria, the term disease management is monopolized for single disease programs with an emphasis on prevention and self-management by patients and family. These programs are financed by social insurance companies with spec...

conclusions behaviors are actually adopted and sustained by patients are so far from that recommended by health professionals. this gap could be reduced by identifying behavioral change challenges, rooted in the beliefs of the individual and the family. therefore, culturally-based interventions to enhance disease self-management should be considered. results three sources of behavioral change c...

the ideal approach for adequate management of subclinical hyperthyroidism (low levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone [tsh] and normal thyroid hormone level) is a matter of intense debate among endocrinologists. the prevalence of low serum tsh levels ranges between 0.5% in children and 15% in the elderly population. mild subclinical hyperthyroidism is more common than severe subclinical hyperthy...

Background—Comparing disease management programs and their effects is difficult because of wide variability in program intensity and complexity. The purpose of this effort was to develop an instrument that can be used to describe the intensity and complexity of heart failure (HF) disease management programs. Methods and Results—Specific composition criteria were taken from the American Heart As...