Chavannes, Niels H.

Gobbens, Robbert

Hallensleben, Cynthia

Jiang, Zongliang

Li, Bo

Shen, Hongxia

Song, Xiaoyue

Versluis, Anke

Zhang, Weihong

Abstract: Self-management interventions (SMIs) may fail if they misalign with the local context. To optimize the implementation of SMIs in Chinese people with chronic lung disease (CLD), the local context was identified in Chinese primary care (PC) and secondary care (SC). A mixed-method study using semi-structured interviews and quantitative surveys was conducted on people with CLD and healthcare professionals (HCPs). The qualitative data was collected until data saturation was reached, and participants were invited to complete the survey after the interview. The qualitative data\u2014analyzed with the framework approach\u2014was triangulated with the quantitative data. A total of 52 participants completed the interviews, and 48 also finished the survey. Four themes were identified; (a) illness perceptions (e.g., patients had poor CLD knowledge and SM, inadequate resources lead to suboptimal disease control in PC); (b) self-management skills (e.g., most patients delayed exacerbation recognition and action, and some were admitted at the crisis point); (c) factors influencing self-management skills (e.g., (in)adequate disease knowledge and medical expenditure affordability); and (d) needs for self-management (e.g., increased disease knowledge, individualized self-management plan, eHealth, (healthcare insurance) policy support). Identified themes were dependent on each other and should be leveraged when implementing SMIs. Ultimately, such SMIs can optimize patient health outcomes

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Illness perceptions and self-management among people with chronic lung disease and healthcare professionals : a mixed-method study identifying the local context

Illness perceptions and self-management among people with chronic lung disease and healthcare professionals : a mixed-method study identifying the local context

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