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Self-Management And Self-Management Support On Chronic Low Back Patients In Primary Care, Jennifer Kawi
Self-Management And Self-Management Support On Chronic Low Back Patients In Primary Care, Jennifer Kawi
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- Chronic low back pain (CLBP) afflicts 28.5% of adults costing $100-200 billion dollars.
- In response, the Institute of Medicine (2011) strongly recommended self-management (SM) to engage patients to care for themselves adequately.
- Healthcare professionals are also urged to provide effective self-management support (SMS) to empower patient’s ability to self-manage.
- SM and SMS have shown success in improving other chronic disease outcomes; current knowledge base are insufficient in non-malignant CLBP