Evidence Suggesting That a Chronic Disease Self-Management Program Can Improve Health Status While Reducing Hospitalization

Kate Lorig; David S. Sobel; Anita L. Stewart; Byron W. Brown; Albert Bandura; Philip L. Ritter; Virginia González; Diana Laurent; Halsted R. Holman

doi:10.1097/00005650-199901000-00003

Abstract

An intervention designed specifically to meet the needs of a heterogeneous group of chronic disease patients, including those with comorbid conditions, was feasible and beneficial beyond usual care in terms of improved health behaviors and health status. It also resulted in fewer hospitalizations and days of hospitalization.

Keywords

MedicinePhysical therapyDiseaseRandomized controlled trialIntervention (counseling)Health careDistressStroke (engine)Depression (economics)PsychiatryInternal medicineClinical psychology

MeSH Terms

AdultAgedAged80 and overChronic DiseaseComorbidityDisease ManagementFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth StatusHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient Education as TopicProgram EvaluationSelf CareSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited States

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Year: 1999
Type: article
Volume: 37
Issue: 1
Pages: 5-14
Citations: 2242
Access: Closed

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                                    Kate Lorig, 
                                
                                    David S. Sobel, 
                                
                                    Anita L. Stewart
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1999). 
                            Evidence Suggesting That a Chronic Disease Self-Management Program Can Improve Health Status While Reducing Hospitalization. 
                            Medical Care
                            , 37
                            (1)
                            , 5-14.
                            https://doi.org/10.1097/00005650-199901000-00003
                        

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DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199901000-00003
PMID: 10413387

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Data completeness: 81%