Does patient self-management education of primary care professionals improve patient outcomes: a systematic review.

Andree RochfortSinead BeirneGillian DoranPatricia PattonJochen GensichenIlkka KunnamoSusan SmithTina ErikssonClaire Collins

Published in: BMC family practice (2018)

Before and up to 2 years after the incorporation of patient empowerment for self-management into the WONCA Europe definition of general practice, there was a scarcity of high quality evidence showing improved outcomes for patients as a result of educating health professionals in patient self-management of chronic conditions.

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general practice
primary care
case report
end stage renal disease
healthcare
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
patient reported outcomes
insulin resistance
patient reported