ArticleBMJ open respiratory research2021
'It's not one size fits all': a qualitative study of patients' and healthcare professionals' views of self-management for bronchiectasis.
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- Self-management support from health care providers in Shared Medical Appointments: Didactic techniques, peer learning, group dynamics and motivation.PEC innovation · 2024Article
- Nurses' experiences of self-management support for adults with tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus coinfection.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2024Article
- 'Teach me how to look after myself': What people with bronchiectasis want from education in a pulmonary rehabilitation setting.The clinical respiratory journal · 2023Article
- Measurement properties of physical activity in adults with bronchiectasis: A systematic review protocol.F1000Research · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundBronchiectasis is a chronic respiratory condition that impacts significantly on individuals and healthcare services. Self-management is recommended in clinical guidelines for bronchiectasis as an intervention to enable patients to manage their condition, yet there is little evidence to support it.
methodsThree face to face focus groups (17 adults with bronchiectasis) were conducted at three National Health Service (NHS) sites in North West England. Additionally, semi-structured telephone interviews were undertaken with 11 healthcare professionals (HCPs), including doctors, nurses and physiotherapists. Thematic analysis identified common themes and occurrences verified by independent audit.
findingsFour common overarching themes were identified: SUMMARY: This is the first study to explore patients' and HCPs' views of self-management for bronchiectasis. The need for an individual, flexible and responsive self-management programme specific to bronchiectasis was evident. Personal characteristics of patients and HCPs could affect the uptake and engagement with self-management and HCPs knowledge of the disease is a recognised precursor to effective self-management. The study identified key aspects for consideration during development, delivery and sustainability of self-management programmes and findings suggest that patients' psychosocial and socioeconomic circumstances may affect adoption and activation of self-management behaviours.
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