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Do it Yourself: Supporting Patient Self-management in Clinical Practice

Authors:
Veronica Janssen
Roderik Kraaijenhagen

Keywords: self-management; health care; e-health; implementation; participatory design; patient portal

Abstract:
Abstract— Implementation issues plague the uptake and effectiveness of self-management programs in clinical practice. Using a participatory design, we developed an innovative three-step approach to support patient self-management in the field. This approach is based on existing evidence-based techniques and is supported by a Web-based patient portal. The focus of this online patient portal is threefold: firstly, patients are taught the skills and helped to build the confidence to adequately self-manage their disease in the home-environment. Secondly, professionals are provided with the tools and techniques to guide and monitor this process. Thirdly, the portal allows for data sharing, long-term progress monitoring and efficient communication between different health care providers. The authors are currently in the process of evaluating this approach and assessing the uptake, usability and usefulness in clinical practice.

Pages: 243 to 246

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2016

Publication date: April 24, 2016

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4359

ISBN: 978-1-61208-470-1

Location: Venice, Italy

Dates: from April 24, 2016 to April 28, 2016