Self-Management Support
Toolkit for clinical practices
Self-management support is the care and encouragement provided to people with chronic conditions and their families to help them understand their central role in managing their illness, make informed decisions about care, and engage in healthy behaviors. The MacColl Institute, in collaboration with The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's New Health Partnerships program and The Institute for Healthcare Improvement have just released "Partnering in Self-Management Support: A Toolkit for Clinicicans".
This resource was created to provide busy clinical practices with a set of tested resources and tools to share with patients and families in the day-to-day management of chronic conditions. Practices that are just beginning to reorganize for patient-centered care now have a guide to a new way of working with their chronically ill patients. Experienced organizations and teams will find best practice activities and key changes, and links to helpful tools.
Many patients do not understand what their doctors have told them and do not participate in decisions about their care - leaving them ill-prepared to make daily decisions and take actions that lead to good management. Enabling patients to make good choices and sustain healthy behaviors requires a collaborative relationship: a new health partnership between health care providers and teams, and patients and their families. This partnership supports patients in building the skills and confidence they need to lead active and fulfilling lives.
This resource was created to provide busy clinical practices with a set of tested resources and tools to share with patients and families in the day-to-day management of chronic conditions. Practices that are just beginning to reorganize for patient-centered care now have a guide to a new way of working with their chronically ill patients. Experienced organizations and teams will find best practice activities and key changes, and links to helpful tools.
Many patients do not understand what their doctors have told them and do not participate in decisions about their care - leaving them ill-prepared to make daily decisions and take actions that lead to good management. Enabling patients to make good choices and sustain healthy behaviors requires a collaborative relationship: a new health partnership between health care providers and teams, and patients and their families. This partnership supports patients in building the skills and confidence they need to lead active and fulfilling lives.
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