Decision-making and goal-setting in chronic disease management: Baseline findings of a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Growing interest in collaborative goal-setting has raised questions. First, are patients making the 'right choices' from a biomedical perspective? Second, are patients and providers setting goals of appropriate difficulty? Finally, what types of support will patients need to accomplish their goals? We analyzed goals and action plans from a trial of collaborative goal-setting among 302 residents of a high-poverty urban region who had multiple chronic conditions.

Methods

Patients used a low-literacy aid to prioritize one of their chronic conditions and then set a goal for that condition with their primary care provider. Patients created patient-driven action plans for reaching these goals.

Results

Patients chose to focus on conditions that were in poor control

SUBMITTER: Kangovi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5437864 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature