Self Management of Chronic Diseases

Follow the links below to find information on self managment of chronic diseases.

For information on self management of specific chronic conditions such as asthma, arthritis, and diabetes follow the links to those diseases from the Chronic Conditions and Injury [HealthInsite Topic Page]

The myDr website has a Pharmacy Care section that provides basic information about self care for treating some common health conditions.

Updated December 2011

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Title:   Asthma and teenagers
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Asthma affects about one in seven teenagers. Effective management of asthma can reduce its impact on study, sport and social activities.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Sharing Health Care Initiative
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Sharing Health Care Initiative (SHCI) is designed to improve the health related quality of life for people with chronic diseases, to encourage people to use the health care system more effectively and to enhance collaboration between individuals and their families, carers and health care professionals in the management of chronic disease.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Arthritis: coping with your emotions - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Learning you have a chronic illness such as arthritis could send your emotions into a spiral of anger and depression.
Date:   Aug 2009
Title:   COPD: treatment and management - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Although COPD cannot be cured, there are measures that can be taken that should relieve symptoms, slow progression and prevent complications.
Date:   Apr 2009
Title:   Self-management education for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterised by frequent day by day fluctuations and repeated severe exacerbations are common. The idea of self-management is to teach patients the skills needed to carry out medical regimens specific to ...
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Self-management of chronic illness
Publisher:   National Prescribing Service
Description:   Learn about self-management of medicines for people with chronic disease.
Date:   Jun 2007
Title:   Fibromyalgia - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain syndrome. People with fibromyalgia commonly experience burning or aching pain through various musculoskeletal regions throughout their body, including joints.
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Self-management education programmes by lay leaders for people with chronic conditions
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Self-management education programmes led by lay leaders (rather than health professionals such as doctors or nurses) are becoming common as a way of trying to promote self care for people with chronic conditions. We assessed systematically the effects o...
Date:   Jul 2006
Title:   Options for self-management education for adults with asthma
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Guidelines for the treatment of asthma recommend that patients be educated about their condition, obtain regular medical review, monitor their condition at home with either peak flow or symptoms and use a written action plan. This is known to improve he...
Date:   Mar 2002
Title:   Tackling chronic disease: exploration of key research dimensions
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council
Description:   A synopsis of a research workshop that was conducted to focus attention on tackling the burden of chronic disease in Australia, through both prevention and more effective management. The workshop was held in Melbourne on the 5th and 6th of July, 2001.
Date:   Jan 2001

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