Addicted to the good life: harm reduction in chronic disease management.
Individual values sometimes lead patients to make lifestyle choices that have negative effects on their health. Doctors tend to feel responsible for delivering best-practice health outcomes to such patients, but also feel inclined to respect their patients' values. The adoption of a harm reduction model may provide a strategy for delivering the best care that is compatible with each patient's chosen lifestyle.
Hayhow
Bradleigh D
BD
Flinders University, Northern Territory Clinical School, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, NT, Australia.
Lowe
Michael P
MP
D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003376:Counseling; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy; D019468:Disease Management; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D012309:Risk-Taking
D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin