title: Strategies to support self-management in osteoarthritis.
abstract: This overview of successful strategies for supporting self-management in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) defines the concepts of self-management, self-management support (SMS), and self-management education (SME); describes five categories of SMS interventions; identifies common elements across SMS categories; and provides evidence for and examples of self-management tools that are useful in OA. SMS categories include SME, other skill-building and behavior-change interventions, supportive provider interactions, ongoing supportive follow-up, and environmental changes. Where available, relevant OA-specific SMS strategies are used to illustrate these categories.
authors.affiliation: Arthritis Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, USA. tob9@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Brady
mesh_terms: D016206:Databases, Bibliographic; D004779:Environment Design; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000628:therapy*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support