Educating professionals to support self-management in people with asthma or diabetes: protocol for a systematic review and scoping exercise.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Supported self-management for asthma helps people adjust their treatment in response to symptom changes. This improves day-to-day control and reduces the risk of asthma attacks and the need for emergency healthcare. However, implementation remains poor in routine clinical practice. This systematic review is part of a programme of work developing an intervention to help primary care practice teams embed self-management support into routine asthma care. The aim of the review is to synthesise the evidence regarding the effectiveness of educational interventions for professionals supporting self-management in people with asthma or diabetes (type 1 and type 2). These two conditions have the most robust evidence base for the effectiveness of implementing supported self-manag

SUBMITTER: McCleary N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5093360 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature