We need to talk about purpose: a critical interpretive synthesis of health and social care professionals’ approaches to self-management support for people with long-term conditions

Health Expectations

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 243-259

  Morgan, Heather May ^a   Entwistle, Vikki A ^a   Cribb, Alan ^b   Christmas, Simon ^b   Owens, John ^b   Skea, Zoë C ^a   Watt, Ian S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chronic conditions; diabetes; long term conditions; patient empowerment; patient participation; professional patient relations; support for self management

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMAN; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SELF-MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84963817981     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/hex.12453     Document Type: Article

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