The aim of this study was to examine how nurse-led interventions that support self-management of outpatients with chronic conditions work and in what contexts they work successfully.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To describe how nurse practitioners enact their role in outpatient consultations, and how this compares to their perception of their responsibility for patients with chronic conditions.

Background: Research within the framework of Self-Determination Theory (SDT) indicates that patients' autonomy is to be considered a critical health care outcome in its own right since it promotes improved mental and physical health. This paper presents an analysis of studies addressing communication …

A major challenge for nurses in hospital care is supporting chronically ill patients in selfmanaging their chronic condition. Self-management support requires a broad range of competencies and is often regarded as difficult to implement in daily practice. So far, we have no insight in nurses’ behavior in …

Binnen de afdeling Meterkast & Aansluiting, onderdeel van Stedin Operations, is er uit de HR Review van 2015 gebleken, dat een groot deel van de monteurs op de basiskwaliteit zelfontwikkeling niet op het gewenste niveau heeft gescoord (‘HR Review 2015’f, 2016). Het is voor Stedin essentieel dat alle …

Background: There is an increasing number of patients with a chronic illness demanding primary care services. This demands for effective self-management support, including collaborative goal setting. Despite the fact that primary care professionals seem to have difficulties implementing goal setting, …

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Background: The number of people with multiple chronic conditions demanding primary care services is increasing. To deal with the complex health care demands of these people, professionals from different disciplines collaborate. This study aims to explore influential factors regarding interprofessional …

Wearables enDatamining: de grenzen en mogelijkheden voor personalisatie van de zorg.De presentatie is verzorgd tijdens de workshop "Wearables en Datamining" gedurende het congres Supporting Health by Technology VII, Euroborg, Groningen op 27 mei 2016. De inzet van sensor technologie (zogeheten “wearable …

ABSTRACT It is unknown whether heterogeneity in effects of self-management interventions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be explained by differences in programme characteristics. This study aimed to identify which characteristics of COPD self-management interventions are …