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 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)

Highlights

  • 40% of Irish people have a long term health condition (LTHC),and as our population ages, LTHC’s are becoming a greater challenge for the Irish Healthcare Service Executive, (HSE) each year

  • The HSE framework for self-management support (2016) recommended adopting generic chronic disease self-management programmes (CDSMP) based on the Stanford model to help tackle the burden of chronic disease on both the individual and the health service

  • The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Stanford CDSMP on adults in County Donegal with LTHCs

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Introduction

The effects of a self-management programme(Stanford model) on adults in County Donegal with long term health conditions Introduction: Approximately 40% of Irish people have a long term health condition (LTHC),and as our population ages, LTHC’s are becoming a greater challenge for the Irish Healthcare Service Executive, (HSE) each year. Self-management programmes for people with conditions have been shown to improve participants health behaviours, health outcomes and reduce healthcare utilization.

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