For both clinical and economic reasons, the increasing number of persons living with
chronic conditions represents a public health issue of growing importance. Emphasizing …

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of self-management approaches for
people with chronic conditions. The literature reviewed was assessed in terms of the nature …

Objectives Self-management is a concept frequently used within healthcare but lacks
consensus. It is the aim of this study to clarify the concept. Design Concept analysis …

With the aspiration for a long life now achievable for many individuals, the status of old age
as a distinct social position has become problematic. In this radical re-examination of the …

Patients with chronic conditions make day-to-day decisions about—self-manage—their
illnesses. This reality introduces a new chronic disease paradigm: the patient-professional …

Background Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) is a major health problem, accounting for
approximately one‐quarter of general practice (GP) consultations in the United Kingdom …

Background It has been recognised that adoption of self‐management skills by the person
with diabetes is necessary in order to manage their diabetes. However, the most effective …

This article looks at the “fourth age” as a manifestation of the fragmentation of “old age”. We
argue that the fourth age emerges from the institutionalization of the infirmities of old age set …

This review aims to assess by meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) changes
in pain and function when overweight patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) achieve a weight …

Chronic diseases such as arthritis, diabetes, and heart disease that cause pain, functional
impairment, social and emotional dysfunction, and premature loss of wage earnings …