Effects of a short self-management intervention for patients with asthma and diabetes: evaluating health-related quality of life using then-test methodology.

Despite intensive outpatient care and optimized medical treatment, some patients with chronic illnesses experience prolonged difficulties in the self-management of their illness and fail to attain optimal disease control. The present study describes the effects of an intervention programme aimed at...

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Publicado en:Psychology & Health Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 387 - 412
Autores principales: Kuijer RG, De Ridder DTD, Colland VT, Schreurs KMG, Sprangers MAG
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd May2007
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          Asthma
          Coping
          Diabetic Patients
          Health Status
          Quality of Life
          Self Care
          Self-Efficacy
          Adult
          Analysis of Variance
          Coefficient alpha
          Descriptive Statistics
          Effect Size
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          Middle Age
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          Optimism
          Pretest-Posttest Design
          Questionnaires
          Random Assignment
          Regression
          Repeated Measures
          Scales
          Human
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
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      ab: Despite intensive outpatient care and optimized medical treatment, some patients with chronic illnesses experience prolonged difficulties in the self-management of their illness and fail to attain optimal disease control. The present study describes the effects of an intervention programme aimed at improving self-management and quality of life among patients with asthma and diabetes. The intervention was based on insights from self-regulation theory and proactive coping theory. Patients with asthma (N = 70) and diabetes (N = 55) were randomly assigned to an intervention group or control group (standard care). In addition to a conventional pre-test-post-test-follow-up design, the then-test methodology was employed to examine the effects on quality of life. The present study showed no intervention effects on self-efficacy, self-care activities or proactive coping. The same was true for quality of life when measured with the conventional design. However, positive intervention effects for asthma patients were found on global quality of life and physical health when measured with the then-test procedure. These results accentuate the value of including then-tests when measuring intervention outcomes. Additional subgroup analyses showed that patients who scored relatively high on optimism at baseline, benefited more from the intervention than did patients who scored relatively low on optimism.
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