Building health promotion interventions for persons with chronic disabling conditions.
There is a growing number of persons with chronic disabling conditions and a concurrent interest and need for health-promotion interventions to prevent disability and promote quality of life within the context of chronic conditions. Most often researchers/clinicians build their own intervention focusing on selected dimensions of health promotion for a specific population. This article recommends an alternative process of building health-promotion interventions for specific groups through the adaptation of content and processes of well-developed intervention frameworks with sound theoretical and empirical support. This efficient approach enhances the likelihood that new interventions will prove to be effective and enhance the quality of life for persons with chronic disabling conditions.
Stuifbergen
Alexa K
AK
School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, TX 78701, USA. astuifbergen@mail.utexas.edu
D002908:Chronic Disease; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D019468:Disease Management; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D012648:Self Care