Patients' perspectives on self-management following a back rehabilitation programme

‘I have come here to learn how to cope w

‘I have come here to learn how to cope with my illness, not to be cured’: A Qualitative Study of Patient Expectations Prior to a One-Week Self-Management Programme

✍ Bente Hamnes; Mona I. Hauge; Ingvild Kjeken; Kåre B. Hagen 📂 Article 📅 2011 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 138 KB

## Abstract ## Background Self‐management programmes (SMPs) have been developed to help patients with chronic rheumatic diseases to manage their health problems. Patients' expectations prior to treatment are important determinants of outcomes, and should therefore be identified, to ensure that int