Background Self‐management of chronic illness can be highly demanding and people need
to mobilize their personal strengths to live well with their condition. More knowledge is …

Objective To determine whether chronically ill patients' needs for self-management support
depend on their course of illness. Methods Cross-sectional and longitudinal linear …

Aim To identify factors that may serve as facilitators and barriers to self‐management
described by adults living with chronic illness by conducting a qualitative metasynthesis …

Background Receiving adequate support seems to be crucial to the success of self‐
management. Although different empirical studies separately examined patients' …

Background Self-management is widely accepted as an essential component of chronic
care. Nevertheless, little is known about patients' perceptions of self-management. Purpose …

Background Primary care is increasingly focussed on the care of people with two or more
long-term conditions (multimorbidity). The UK Department of Health strategy for long term …

Background Person‐centred care (PCC) empowers patients to manage their chronic illness
and promote their health in accordance with their own beliefs, values and preferences …

Background Health policies internationally advocate 'support for self‐management', but it is
not clear how the promise of the concept can be fulfilled. Objective To synthesize research …

Background: People with chronic conditions are better able to self-manage if they are more
engaged, informed, and confident. Healthcare providers are increasingly offering support for …

Context The literature on self‐management interventions (SMIs) is growing exponentially,
but it is characterized by heterogeneous reporting that limits comparability across studies …