Self-management: Why assessing it is important for an organised society
Disorganisation seems to be our bane. Most of our systems don’t seem to work, partly the reason corruption has thrived.
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Disorganisation seems to be our bane. Most of our systems don’t seem to work, partly the reason corruption has thrived.
Background: Lung cancer is the most common cancer worldwide. Evidence suggests self-management (SM) interventions benefit cancer patients. This review aims to determine the effectiveness of SM interventions for lung cancer patients. Method: Searches occurred in PubMed, Ci-nahl, ProQuest, Psych Info, Scopus, and Medline, using predefined criteria, assessing randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Results: Five hundred and eighty-seven studies were yielded, 10 RCTs met criteria. Of the total patient pool, 1001 of 1089 had Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). Six studies tested home-based SM exercise...
The Coastal Bend Food Bank is offering a free eight-week program to teach people about diabetes prevention and self-management skills.
The Coastal Bend Food Bank is offering a free eight-week program to teach people about diabetes prevention and self-management skills.
Background: Chronic conditions are the leading cause of ill-health, disability and premature death, adding huge health and socioeconomic burden to the healthcare system. Although mobile health (mHealth) services have the potential to provide patients with a timely, ubiquitous, and cost-effective means to access healthcare services, to date, much remains to be revealed for their application in chronic condition management. Aim: This doctoral project aims to comprehensively understand the application of mHealth services to support patient self-management of chronic conditions. This aim is achiev...