Abstract
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 2.913 (2021 JCR, received in June 2022)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021.
Highlights
Self-management encourages a person with a long-term condition (LTC) to solve problems, take decisions, locate and use resources and take actions to manage their condition
The SMART2 [1] project is developing a Personalised Self Management System (PSMS) for use in the home environment and in the immediate community for people living with the LTCs: stroke, chronic pain and congestive heart failure (CHF)
Two approaches to knowledge acquisition were used: (i) obtaining knowledge from the stakeholders, using a user-centred design approach (ii) obtaining knowledge from the PSMS, as the user undertakes activities of daily living in pursuit of their end-goal
Summary
Introduction: Self-management encourages a person with a long-term condition (LTC) to solve problems, take decisions, locate and use resources and take actions to manage their condition. Aims and objectives: The aim of this paper is to discover appropriate knowledge to facilitate the self-management paradigm.
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