title: Helping patients with chronic conditions overcome barriers to self-care.
abstract: This article provides an overview of barriers to self-care, patients' perceptions and understanding of their chronic illness, interviewing techniques, and approaches nurse practitioners can use to reduce or eliminate barriers to self-care in adults with chronic conditions.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, Madison, WI, USA.
authors.forename: Linda C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Baumann
authors.forename: Thanh Tran Ngoc
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Dang
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000451:nursing*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D057220:Health Literacy; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D012648:Self Care; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012944:Social Support