Hayden B. Bosworth|Benjamin Powers|Eugene Ž. Oddone
Patient Self-Management Support: Novel Strategies in Hypertension and Heart Disease
Duke University|Duke University|Duke University
cardiovascular diseases cvds become leading cause death disability countries world article addresses patient selfmanagement crucial component effective highquality health care hypertension cvd patient must collaborator process methods improving patients ability confidence selfmanagement needed successful selfmanagement programs often supplemented traditional patientphysician encounter using nonphysician providers remote patient encounters telephone internet group settings peer support promoting selfmanagement several factors need considered selfmanagement given health care systems inability achieve several quality indicators using traditional officebased physician visits consideration needed determine degree interventions programs integrated primary care effectiveness different groups sustainability improving chronic disease care