Wayne L.S. Chan|Elsie Hui|Carmen W.H. Chan|Denise Shuk Ting Cheung|Sharon Wong|Robert J. Wong|S. Li|Jean Woo
Evaluation of chronic disease self-management programme (CDSMP) for older adults in Hong Kong
Chinese University of Hong Kong|Prince of Wales Hospital|Shatin Hospital|Chinese University of Hong Kong|Prince of Wales Hospital|Chinese University of Hong Kong|Prince of Wales Hospital|Chinese University of Hong Kong|Prince of Wales Hospital
evaluate locallyadapted cdsmp older adults chronic diseases hong kong primary care settinga longitudinal quasiexperimental studycommunitybased primary care settingseven hundred seventytwo participants aged 55 least one chronic disease living communitythe 6weeks programme consisted 6 group sessions session lasting 25 hours trained professional elder lay leaders facilitated participants gain essential selfmanagement knowledge skills effective management chronic diseasesat baseline 6 months four categories outcome measures documented covering selfmanagement behaviours selfefficacy health status health care utilization302 298 participants intervention control groups completed 6 months followup respectively participants intervention group reported significant improvements selfmanagement behaviours selfefficacy measures 5 health status measures social role limitation depressive symptoms health distress symptoms pain discomfort selfrated health compared control groupthe locallyadapted cdsmp may improve selfmanagement behaviours selfefficacy health status among older adults chronic diseases hong kong cdsmp may integrated primary care services older adults