Challenges of self-management when living with multiple chronic conditions: Systematic review of the qualitative literature

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1123-1133

  Liddy, Clare ^a,b   Blazkho, Valerie ^a   Mill, Karina ^c  

^a BRUYÈRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c Saba University School of Medicine in The Bottom Dutch Caribbean   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MOTIVATION; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SELF MONITORING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION; COMORBIDITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE;

EID: 84918820309     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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