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Experiences of self-management support in patients with diabetes and multimorbidity: a qualitative study in Norwegian
Monica Sørensen1, Karen Synne Groven2, Bjørn Gjelsvik3
1PhD Candidate, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing and Health Promotion, OsloMet University, Oslo, Norway.
Aim:
The purpose of this study was to explore how patients with diabetes and multimorbidity experience self-management support by general practitioners (GPs), nurses and medical secretaries in Norwegian general practice.
Background:
Self-management support is recognised as an important strategy to improve the autonomy and well-being of patients with long-term conditions. Collaborating healthcare professionals (cHCPs), such as nurses and medical secretaries, may have an important role in the provision of self-management support. No previous study has explored how patients with diabetes and multimorbidity experience self-management support provided by cHCPs in general practice in Norway.
Methods:
Semi-structured interviews with 11 patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) or type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with one or more additional long-term condition were performed during February-May 2017.
Findings:
Patients experienced cHCPs as particularly attentive towards the psychological and emotional aspects of living with diabetes. Compared to GPs, whose appointments were experienced as stressful, patients found cHCPs more approachable and more likely to address patients' questions and worries. In this sense, cHCPs complemented GP-led diabetes care. However, neither cHCPs nor GPs were perceived to involve patients' in clinical decisions or goal setting during consultations.
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