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Collaborative Self-Management And Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Integrating Patient Needs Into An Educational Program For Nurses, Loretta G. Mccormick Rn (Ec)
Collaborative Self-Management And Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Integrating Patient Needs Into An Educational Program For Nurses, Loretta G. Mccormick Rn (Ec)
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Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects over 2.5 million individuals Canada wide and is the leading cause of hospitalization in Canada among chronic diseases with an 18% hospital readmission rate. The high cost of emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and readmissions for COPD tells a story of need; the need for education of patients. Collaborative self-management (CSM) is a process whereby the individual patient and nurse work together to improve health. The integration of CSM in COPD care has shown evidence for reduced exacerbations, hospitalizations and readmissions. Little is known about the level of knowledge and self-efficacy of hospital-based nurses …
Health Literacy Of Individuals Living With Parkinson's Disease, Nicole D. Leblanc
Health Literacy Of Individuals Living With Parkinson's Disease, Nicole D. Leblanc
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In the past two decades, there has been an increased interest in the development of self-management programs for people with chronic diseases. Fundamental to chronic disease management is adequate literacy and health literacy skills. Research on the health literacy skills of individuals managing Parkinson’s disease (PD) is seemingly absent from the research literature. The purpose of this study was to assess the health literacy skills of older adults managing PD and to examine the relationships of functional health literacy, self-efficacy, social support, and empowerment in this population. Using a cross-sectional design, this study surveyed 33 older adults living with PD …