Integration of chronic disease prevention and management services into primary care: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial (PR1MaC).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic disease prevention and management programs are usually single-disease oriented. Our objective was to evaluate an intervention that targeted multiple chronic conditions and risk factors.

Methods

We conducted a pragmatic randomized controlled trial involving patients aged 18-75 years with at least 1 of the targeted chronic conditions or risk factors from 8 primary care practices in the Saguenay region of Quebec, Canada, to evaluate an intervention that included self-management support and patient-centred motivational approaches. Self-management (primary outcome) was evaluated using the Health Education Impact Questionnaire (heiQ). Secondary outcomes included self-efficacy, health-related quality of life, psychological distress and health behaviours.

Resul

SUBMITTER: Fortin M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5173473 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature