Self-management education for rehabilitation inpatients: A cluster-randomized controlled trial

Patient education conveyed by disease-specific self-management programs are targeting disease-related knowledge, self-management skills and health behavior to reduce the impact of disease and foster health-related quality of life [1,2]. Self-management requires a dynamic and continuous process of self-regulation performed by the individual deemed responsible for his/her health management [1,3]. Self-management patient education comprises a number of behavior change approaches, such as providing information, encouragement, and skill training enabling patients to take an active role in their treatment [2].

Source: Patient Education and Counseling - March 30, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Karin Meng, Andrea Reusch, Gunda Musekamp, Bettina Seekatz, Bettina Zietz, Gero Steimann, Robert Altstidl, G ünter Haug, Ulrike Worringen, Hermann Faller Source Type: research