Management of chronic disease

Outpatient Chronic Disease Management

Bodenheimer, T., Wagner, E. H., & Grumbach, K. (2002). Improving primary care for patients with chronic illness. JAMA : The Journal of the American Medical Association, 288(14), 1775-1779. The chronic care model is a guide to higher-quality chronic illness management within primary care. The model predicts that improvement in its 6 interrelated components-self-management support, clinical infor...

Improving Chronic Disease Management

The increased incidence of chronic diseases and conditions presents a huge challenge not just to the NHS but worldwide. Chronic diseases are those that can only be controlled and not, at present, cured. They include diabetes, asthma, arthritis, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, dementia and a range of disabling neurological conditions. Living with a chronic disease has a sig...

Improving Chronic Disease Management

Dexamethasone vs Hydrocortisone in Management of Exacerbated Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Background: Different types of corticosteroids with different characteristics, such as hydrocortisone and dexamethasone, have been used in treatment of exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease but drug of choice unclear. The main goal of present study was to compare the efficacy of hydrocortisone and dexamethasone on clinical symptoms, peak expiratory flow, oxidative stress factors and...

The Effectiveness of a Chronic Disease Self-Management Program for Elderly People: a Systematic Review

Introduction: Elderly population is increasing in Pakistan. Majority of people aged 50 – 64, suffer from two or more chronic conditions. Care of elderly people is sub-optimal. Healthcare system has limited resources to provide healthcare support to elderly people. Thus, there is need to empower the elderly to self-manage their health conditions. Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) i...