Evidence Suggesting That a Chronic Disease Self-Management Program Can Improve Health Status While Reducing Hospitalization

Lorig, Kate; S. Sobel, David; L. Stewart, Anita; W. Brown, Byron; Bandura, Albert; L. Ritter, Philip; González, Virginia; Laurent, Diana; R. Holman, Halsted

doi:10.1097/00005650-199901000-00003

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Evidence Suggesting That a Chronic Disease Self-Management Program Can Improve Health Status While Reducing Hospitalization

Published in Medical Care • Jan 1, 1999

Authors:

Kate Lorig

David S. Sobel

Anita L. Stewart

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the effectiveness (changes in health behaviors, health status, and health service utilization) of a self-management program for chronic disease designed for use with a heterogeneous group of chronic disease patients. It also explored the differential effectiveness of...

Subject

Medicine

Physical therapy

Disease

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