Self Management Of Chronic Disease

Question 1

Define chronic disease Self management (CDSM)?

Answer 1

= persons engagement in activities that promote, prevent, interact, monitor, implement and manage health and emotion

Question 2

What are the responsibilities of self management?

Answer 2

• engaging in activities to promote their health
• monitoring and managing their symptoms day to day
• adhering to treatments that have been agreed to the health workers

Question 3

What are the benefits of self management?

Answer 3

= builds confide to perform

1. disease management
2. role management
3. emotional management

improving - health outcomes, functional ability, quality of social participation

Question 4

What are the principles of Self management?

Answer 4

1. Problem solving
   
   2. Decision making
   3. Resource utilisation
   4. Forming relationship with provider
   5. Taking action
   6. Self-tailoring

Question 5

Explain problem solving as a strategy of Self management:

Answer 5

= develop problem solving skills to be able to self manage their condition

• consists of identifying a problem, finding possible solution, solution implementation and evaluation of results

Question 6

Explain Decision making as a strategy of self management

Answer 6

= is person centred, revolving around symptom management, risk factor modification and health management decisions

• “informed pt” to make informed choices
• pt and HC provider have partnership

Question 7

Explain resource utilisation as a strategy of self management

Answer 7

= Ability to access services and resources required

• review the resources a person/community can access

Question 8

Explain Forming a relationship with provider as a strategy of self management

Answer 8

= HCP create positive relationship that provides support and encouragement, enabling the process of decision making and problems solving to occurs

Question 9

Explain taking action as a strategy of self management

Answer 9

= Making a short term action plan and implementing it

• goal setting
• making behavioural change to occur a person must be ready for change

Question 10

Explain self tailoring as a strategy of self management

Answer 10

= people must have the confidence in their abilities to engage in self-management behaviours

• emotional support is essential
• individuals all have different
• acknowledges the individuals differences in lifestyle choices, cultural and spiritual self