An exploratory, pragmatic, cluster randomised trial of practice nurse training in the use of asthma action plans

Cleland, Jennifer; Hall, Susan J.; Price, David; Lee, Amanda

doi:10.3132/pcrj.2007.00063

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“…We included 19 papers reporting 18 studies (see Table 116 for details) nine of which were conducted in the USA, 219,220,[222][223][224][225]230,231,234 four from the UK, 218,226,228,236 two from Brazil, 229,235 one (two reports) from Finland 232,233 and two from other European countries. 221,227 The majority (n = 9) were conducted in primary care or community settings, 218,219,226,228,229,[234][235][236] four in managed care organisations (MCOs), 220,222,223,225 one in secondary care, 230 three in schools 221,224,231 and one (two reports) was a national multisetting initiative.…”

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A rapid synthesis of the evidence on interventions supporting self-management for people with long-term conditions: PRISMS – Practical systematic RevIew of Self-Management Support for long-term conditions

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Pinnock

Epiphaniou

et al. 2014

Health Services and Delivery Research

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BackgroundDespite robust evidence concerning self-management for some long-term conditions (LTCs), others lack research explicitly on self-management and, consequently, some patient groups may be overlooked.AimTo undertake a rapid, systematic overview of the evidence on self-management support for LTCs to inform health-care commissioners and providers about what works, for whom, and in what contexts.MethodsSelf-management is ‘the tasks . . . individuals must undertake to live with one or more chronic conditions . . . [including] . . . having the confidence to deal with medical management, role management and emotional management of their conditions’. We convened an expert workshop and identified characteristics of LTCs potentially of relevance to self-management and 14 diverse exemplar LTCs (stroke, asthma, type 2 diabetes mellitus, depression, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic kidney disease, dementia, epilepsy, hypertension, inflammatory arthropathies, irritable bowel syndrome, low back pain, progressive neurological disorders and type 1 diabetes mellitus). For each LTC we conducted systematic overviews of systematic reviews of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of self-management support interventions (‘quantitative meta-reviews’); and systematic overviews of systematic reviews of qualitative studies of patients’ experiences relating to self-management (‘qualitative meta-reviews’). We also conducted an original systematic review of implementation studies of self-management support in the LTCs. We synthesised all our data considering the different characteristics of LTCs. In parallel, we developed a taxonomy of the potential components of self-management support.ResultsWe included 30 qualitative systematic reviews (including 515 unique studies), 102 quantitative systematic reviews (including 969 RCTs), and 61 studies in the implementation systematic review. Effective self-management support interventions are multifaceted, should be tailored to the individual, their culture and beliefs, a specific LTC and position on the disease trajectory, and underpinned by a collaborative/communicative relationship between the patient and health-care professional (HCP) within the context of a health-care organisation that actively promotes self-management. Self-management support is a complex intervention and although many components were described and trialled in the studies no single component stood out as more important than any other. Core components include (1) provision of education about the LTC, recognising the importance of understanding patients’ pre-existing knowledge and beliefs about their LTC; (2) psychological strategies to support adjustment to life with a LTC; (3) strategies specifically to support adherence to treatments; (4) practical support tailored to the specific LTC, including support around activities of daily living for disabling conditions, action plans in conditions subject to marked exacerbations, intensive disease-specific training to enable self-management of specific clinical tasks; and (5) social support as appropriate. Implementation requires a whole-systems approach which intervenes at the level of the patient, the HCP and the organisation. The health-care organisation is responsible for providing the means (both training and time/material resources) to enable HCPs to implement, and patients to benefit from, self-management support, regularly evaluating self-management processes and clinical outcomes. More widely there is a societal need to address public understanding of LTCs. The lack of public story for many conditions impacted on patient help-seeking behaviour and public perceptions of need.ConclusionsSupporting self-management is inseparable from the high-quality care for LTCs. Commissioners and health-care providers should promote a culture of actively supporting self-management as a normal, expected, monitored and rewarded aspect of care. Further research is needed to understand how health service managers and staff can achieve this culture change in their health-care organisations.Study registrationThis study is registered as PROSPERO CRD42012002898.FundingThe National Institute for Health Research Health Services and Delivery Research programme.

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A rapid synthesis of the evidence on interventions supporting self-management for people with long-term conditions: PRISMS – Practical systematic RevIew of Self-Management Support for long-term conditions

Taylor

Pinnock

Epiphaniou

et al. 2014

Health Services and Delivery Research

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451

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“…4 The results of the study were disappointing, in that there was no significant improvement in patient outcomes after the educational intervention for the nurses. However, in her excellent editorial, Walker 5 confirms the value of this work and the insight that it provides for further research in the field.…”

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Stephenson

2007

Primary Care Respiratory Journal

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“…In a recent editorial in this journal, 5 Monica Fletcher highlighted the need for evidence-based educational programmes which can support the implementation of the government-led National Service Frameworks for the management of chronic diseases, and the delivery of high quality patient care. Information from the study by Cleland et al 3 thus provides a useful source of information for researchers in this field. …”

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“…Cleland et al report a number of methodological limitations, 3 many of them driven by practical considerations and a desire to minimise the time and effort required by the practice nurse participants. In spite of this, however, the study provides useful information and highlights a number of important points to be considered when designing evaluations of complex educational interventions in primary care:…”

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