“The more you know, the more you realise it is really challenging to do”: Tensions and uncertainties in person-centred support for people with long-term conditions

As the prevalence of long-term conditions rises and pressure on public health care budgets increases, policy leaders internationally promote support for self-management to improve health and the sustainability of health services [1 –3]. Such support is often presented, or advocated for, as person-centred [4–6].

Source: Patient Education and Counseling - March 30, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Vikki A. Entwistle, Alan Cribb, Ian S. Watt, Zo ë C. Skea, John Owens, Heather M. Morgan, Simon Christmas Source Type: research