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The extent and breadth of benefits from participating in chronic disease self-management courses: a national patient-reported outcomes survey Nolte, Sandra, Elsworth, Gerald, Sinclair, Andrew and Osborne, Richard 2007, The extent and breadth of benefits from participating in chronic disease self-management courses: a national patient-reported outcomes survey, Patient education counselling, vol. 65, no. 3, pp. 351-360. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title The extent and breadth of benefits from participating in chronic disease self-management courses: a national patient-reported outcomes survey Author(s) Nolte, Sandra Elsworth, Gerald Sinclair, Andrew Osborne, Richard Journal name Patient education counselling Volume number 65 Issue number 3 Start page 351 End page 360 Publisher Elsevier Ireland Ltd Place of publication Clare, Ireland Publication date 2007-03 ISSN 0738-3991 1873-5134 Keyword(s) patient education self-management chronic diseases national survey program evaluation Summary Objective To quantify the benefits that people receive from participating in self-management courses and identify subgroups that benefit most. Methods People with a wide range of chronic conditions attending self-management courses (N = 1341 individuals) were administered the Health Education Impact Questionnaire (heiQ). Baseline and follow-up data were collected resulting in 842 complete responses. Outcomes were categorized as substantial improvement (effect size, ES ≥ 0.5), minimal/no change (ES −0.49 to 0.49) and substantial decline (ES ≤ −0.5). Results On average, one third of participants reported substantial benefits at the end of a course and this ranged from 49% in the heiQ subscale Skill and technique acquisition to 27% in the heiQ subscale Health service navigation. Stratification by gender, age and education showed that younger participants were more likely to benefit, particularly young women. No further subgroup differences were observed. Conclusion While the well-being of people with chronic diseases tends to decline, about one third of participants from a wide range of backgrounds show substantial improvements in a range of skills that enable them to self-manage. Practice implications These data support the application of self-management courses indicating that they are a useful adjunct to usual care for a modest proportion of attendees. Notes Available online 5 October 2006. Language eng Field of Research 111710 Health Counselling Socio Economic Objective 970111 Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2006, Elsevier Ireland Ltd. Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30007089 Document type: Journal Article Collection: School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Related Links Link Description Connected to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 12 Jan 2009, 12:51:11 EST Thu, 09 Apr 2009, 12:05:52 EST Mon, 07 Sep 2009, 15:49:15 EST Mon, 14 Sep 2009, 12:43:23 EST Mon, 14 Sep 2009, 12:44:59 EST Thu, 25 Feb 2010, 10:52:11 EST Thu, 18 Oct 2012, 12:28:01 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 38 times in TR Web of Science Cited 37 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 471 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 29 Sep 2008, 08:48:09 EST

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