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HEALTH PROMOTION PRACTICE
Volume 6, Issue 2, Pages 148-156Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1524839904266792
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chronic disease; disability; disease selfmanagement; health promotion; patient education; self-efficacy
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Chronic diseases such as arthritis, diabetes, and heart disease that cause pain, functional impairment, social and emotional dysfunction, and premature loss of wage earnings constitute a challenging problem for American society. In the absence of any effective cure for these frequently progressive conditions, the secondary prevention of complications, which requires a high degree of communication and cooperation between patient and clinician, and improving quality of life and functional capacity through better disease self-management becomes critical and are key objectives of Healthy People 2010. Part I of this two-part article described the common clinical features of chronic disease, the diverse disease management strategies used for alleviating pain and preventing disability, and the role of self-efficacy as a framework for intervention. This companion article identifies and synthesizes the key research evidence for educational interventions designed to enhance individual self-efficacy perceptions and presents implications for improving practices in patient education for chronic diseases.
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