Patient Satisfaction and Perspectives on Self-Management Education Programs: A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

According to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, "Self-management education (SME) refers to programs that help people who have ongoing health conditions learn how to live life to the fullest". Most studies to date have focused on SME outcomes, such as the acquisition of predefined knowledge or skills or quality of life. However, no study has yet investigated patients' satisfaction with SMEs. The aim of the present study was therefore to explore participants' subjective appreciation of SME programs using qualitative methods and formulate propositions based on patients' preferences to improve ultimately clinical outcomes.

Patients and methods

Twenty-five participants from five French SME programs to conduct focus groups were recruited. An inductive approach

SUBMITTER: Ricci L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10478927 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature