Chronic Patients
Chronic Patients are individuals managing long-term health conditions requiring sustained self-management and continuous care coordination. Effective management relies heavily on Patient Activation, a metric for assessing a patient’s knowledge, skill, and confidence in managing their own health.
Key Literature & Measures
- Hibbard - Development of the Patient Activation
- Source: Hibbard, J. H., Stockard, J., Mahoney, E. R., et al. (2002). Published by Ey.
- Focus: Development of the Patient Activation Measure (PAM).
- Concept: Conceptualizes and measures activation stages in patients, specifically targeting those with chronic conditions.
- Methodology: Literature review and survey research conducted at Public Policy, 119 Hendricks Hall.
- Keywords: health, care, activation, measure, patient, stage, chronic, patients.
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