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Promoting Self-Management of Chronic Medical Problems

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This chapter provides information concerning methods that have been found to be effective in the self-management of four common chronic medical problems: (a) diabetes, (b) arthritis, (c) headache and low back pain, and (d) asthma. While these four chronic conditions are the focus of this chapter, research has shown that self-management can be effective for a wide variety of chronic conditions, and for a variety of demographics, including age, culture, and language spoken (Ritter et al., Chronic Illness, 7:162–172, 2011). In addition, information is provided concerning effective components of self-management programs, which may be helpful to social workers in designing patient education and self-management programs.

Original chapter written by Jan Ligon in Handbook of Empirical Social Work Practice: Social Problems and Practice Issues (1998), John S. Wodarski and Bruce A. Thyer, Eds.

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Ligon, J. (2019). Promoting Self-Management of Chronic Medical Problems. In: Wodarski, J.S., Hopson, L.M. (eds) Empirically Based Interventions Targeting Social Problems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28487-9_13

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