TY - JOUR
T1 - Self-management support in flemish primary care practice
T2 - the development of a preliminary conceptual model using a qualitative approach
AU - Primary Care Academy
AU - Timmermans, Lotte
AU - Boeykens, Dagje
AU - Sirimsi, Mustafa Muhammed
AU - Decat, Peter
AU - Foulon, Veerle
AU - Van Hecke, Ann
AU - Vermandere, Mieke
AU - Schoenmakers, Birgitte
AU - De Vriendt, Patricia
N1 - © 2022. The Author(s).
PY - 2022/3/31
Y1 - 2022/3/31
N2 - BACKGROUND: Coping with a chronic disease can be really challenging. Self-management represents a promising strategy to improve daily life experiences. The role of primary healthcare professionals cannot be underestimated in supporting self-management. Due to a shortage of theory, implementation of self-management support is hindered in primary care practice. The aim of this study is to create a conceptual model for self-management support by analysing patients' care experiences towards self-management support.METHODS: An explorative-descriptive qualitative study was conducted in Flanders, Belgium. Semi-structured interviews were performed with 16 patients and their informal caregiver (dyads) using a purposive sampling strategy and processed by an inductive content analysis, according to Graneheim and Lundman.RESULTS: Interviews revealed in-depth insights into patients' care experiences. A conceptual model was developed for primary care practice, including five fundamental tasks for healthcare professionals - Supporting, Involving, Listening, Coordinating and Questioning (SILCQ) - contributing to the support of self-management of chronic patients.CONCLUSIONS: This qualitative paper emphasises the use of the SILCQ-model to develop optimal roadmaps and hands-on toolkits for healthcare professionals to support self-management. The model needs to be further explored by all stakeholders to support the development of self-management interventions in primary care practice.
AB - BACKGROUND: Coping with a chronic disease can be really challenging. Self-management represents a promising strategy to improve daily life experiences. The role of primary healthcare professionals cannot be underestimated in supporting self-management. Due to a shortage of theory, implementation of self-management support is hindered in primary care practice. The aim of this study is to create a conceptual model for self-management support by analysing patients' care experiences towards self-management support.METHODS: An explorative-descriptive qualitative study was conducted in Flanders, Belgium. Semi-structured interviews were performed with 16 patients and their informal caregiver (dyads) using a purposive sampling strategy and processed by an inductive content analysis, according to Graneheim and Lundman.RESULTS: Interviews revealed in-depth insights into patients' care experiences. A conceptual model was developed for primary care practice, including five fundamental tasks for healthcare professionals - Supporting, Involving, Listening, Coordinating and Questioning (SILCQ) - contributing to the support of self-management of chronic patients.CONCLUSIONS: This qualitative paper emphasises the use of the SILCQ-model to develop optimal roadmaps and hands-on toolkits for healthcare professionals to support self-management. The model needs to be further explored by all stakeholders to support the development of self-management interventions in primary care practice.
KW - Adaptation, Psychological
KW - Caregivers
KW - Humans
KW - Primary Health Care
KW - Qualitative Research
KW - Self-Management
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U2 - 10.1186/s12875-022-01652-8
DO - 10.1186/s12875-022-01652-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 35361118
VL - 23
JO - BMC primary care
JF - BMC primary care
SN - 2731-4553
IS - 1
M1 - 63
ER -