Polly Ryan|Kathleen J. Sawin
The Individual and Family Self-Management Theory: Background and perspectives on context, process, and outcomes
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
current evidence indicates individuals families engage selfmanagement sm behaviors improve health outcomes results studies promising little agreement critical components sm directions future study article offers organized perspective similar divergent ideas related sm unique contributions prior work highlighted findings studies summarized new descriptive midrange theory individual family selfmanagement theory presented assumptions identified concepts defined proposed relationships outlined theory adds literature sm focusing individuals dyads within family family unit whole explicating process components sm proposing use proximal distal outcomes current evidence indicates individuals families engage selfmanagement sm behaviors improve health outcomes results studies promising little agreement critical components sm directions future study article offers organized perspective similar divergent ideas related sm unique contributions prior work highlighted findings studies summarized new descriptive midrange theory individual family selfmanagement theory presented assumptions identified concepts defined proposed relationships outlined theory adds literature sm focusing individuals dyads within family family unit whole explicating process components sm proposing use proximal distal outcomes polly ryan phd rn cnsbc associate professor university wisconsin milwaukee center scientist selfmanagement science center milwaukee wi kathleen j sawin dns cpnp faan professor joint research chair nursing children childrens hospital wisconsin college nursing university wisconsin milwaukee center scientist selfmanagement science center milwaukee wi