Self-help and self-care in chronic illness.
Some cultural and epidemiologic factors leading to a new emphasis on self-care in chronic illness are reviewed and current applications of self-care in medicine are illustrated with examples. Emotional and behavioral aspects of self-care programs are detailed with special attention to compliance, family involvement, and new roles for health professionals. Theoretic implications of the self-help orientation are related to the learned helplessness theory of depression.
D002908:Chronic Disease; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology*