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Patient self-management of chronic disease in primary care
Bodenheimer T, Lorig K, Holman H, Grumbach K.  Patient self-management of chronic disease in primary care. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2002 Nov 20;288(19):2469-2475.

This review of the evidence in support of self-management in primary care describes effective interventions as skill building, problem solving and self-efficacy building. These interventions show early indications of improved outcomes and reduced costs for some conditions.



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