The informed and expert patient

This chapter is written by an expert patient who works with medical professionals. It covers a personal experience of being diagnosed and the psychosocial effects that arose from this period of time. It highlights the requirements for self-management in terms of retaining autonomy, models the definitions of self-management, and discusses the outcomes of different approaches. All chronic illness support, including self-management programmes, require an ongoing relationship between the patient and provider, including considerations of individual barriers; therefore the necessity for both social and medical support for patients’ self-management is also discussed, including differing needs for people from marginalized backgrounds, and suggestions on improving programmes is deliberated.

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Patient empowerment in primary care: evaluating the expert patient

British Journal of Community Nursing ◽

10.12968/bjcn.2005.10.2.17490 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 81-81 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Patricia Wilson

Keyword(s):

Primary Care ◽

Patient Empowerment ◽

Expert Patient

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What are the barriers to healthcare systems using a biopsychosocial approach and how might they be overcome?

10.1093/med:psych/9780198530343.003.0012 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Kate Lorig

Keyword(s):

Health Status ◽

Chronic Conditions ◽

Healthcare Systems ◽

Structure Model ◽

Biopsychosocial Approach ◽

Expert Patient ◽

Barriers To Healthcare

This chapter describes an expert patient-led psychological and behavioural programme aimed at improving health status for those with chronic conditions. It presents its structure, model, outcomes, and the barriers to healthcare systems using a biopsychosocial approach that must be overcome to achieve dissemination.

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