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Exploring effectiveness and effective components of self-management interventions for young people with chronic
Marjolijn I Bal1, Jane N T Sattoe2, Pepijn D D M Roelofs3
1Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Research Centre Innovations in Care, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Erasmus University Medical Center, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Objective:
To systematically explore the effectiveness and effective components of self-management interventions.
Methods:
Study selection criteria were: Original articles in English published between 2003 and 2015; focusing on youth with chronic conditions; describing self-management interventions; with clear outcome measures; using RCT design. The random effects analysis was applied in which standardized mean differences per study were calculated.
Results:
42 RCTs were included. Interventions focused on medical management, provided individually in clinical settings or at home by mono-disciplinary teams showed a trend in improving adherence. Interventions delivered individually at home by mono-disciplinary teams showed a trend in improving dealing with a chronic condition.
Conclusions And Practical Implications:
Adherence could be improved through interventions focused on medical management, provided individually in a clinical or home setting by a mono-disciplinary team. Interventions focused on dealing with a chronic condition might be provided individually, through telemedicine programs facilitating peer-support. These intervention elements seemed effective irrespective of diagnosis, and may therefore act as good starting points for further research into and for improvement of self-management support for youth with chronic conditions in pediatric care. Results underlined the need to systematically develop and evaluate self-management interventions, since this may provide more evidence for effectiveness and effective intervention components.
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