title: Encouraging and supporting patients living with long-term conditions to self-care.
abstract: This article outlines a holistic approach to supporting patients with long-term conditions to self-care. This approach promotes the self-care ethos to nursing staff, encourages patient involvement and improves overall health and well-being. It also incorporates use of the booklet Your Health, Your Way--A Guide To Long-Term Conditions and Self-Care (Department of Health, 2009). Both authors were involved in developing this resource.
authors.affiliation: NHS Leeds Community Healthcare.
authors.forename: Lynne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Clegg
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D004739:England; D006293:Health Promotion; D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010174:Pamphlets; D012648:Self Care; D012944:Social Support