The expert patient

The Expert Patient and Chronic Respiratory Diseases

The concept of "expert patient" has been developed in the last two decades to define a patient who has a significant knowledge of his/her disease and treatment in addition to self-management skills. However, this concept has evolved over the last years, and these patients are now considered, not only to be more efficient in the management of their own condition and communicating effectively wit...

The expert patient: towards a novel definition.

Chronic diseases have become a major burden in many developed countries. Physicians and policy makers manage patients and set clinical as well as research goals. In recent years, however, it has become progressively apparent that, as the patients are the ones living with the disease, their views and wishes should be considered, and healthcare should be more patient-centred. Many guidelines stre...

Expert Patient Advocates & 21st Century Therapies Forum

The Expert Patient: A New Approach to Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management based on Illness Perception and Embodied Cognition

Introduction: In new patient-training methods, the issue of patient empowerment has been presented which emphasizes the active role of patient in education and treatment. This study examined the impact of empowerment –based diabetes education (knowledge diabetes and embodied cognition) in promoting self-management behaviors in type 2 diabetic patients. Methods: This randomized clinical trial st...

Treatment of the elderly colorectal cancer patient: SIOG expert recommendations.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the commonest malignancies of Western countries, with approximately half the incidence occurring in patients >70 years of age. Elderly CRC patients, however, are understaged, undertreated and underrepresented in clinical trials. The International Society of Geriatric Oncology created a task force with a view to assessing the potential for developing guidelines ...