The shift from a paternalistic model of health care to a doctor-patient relationship in which the doctor and patient make shared decisions, requires an actively involved patient who takes responsibilities. This is why self-management by the patient with a chronic disease plays more of an important role in patient care nowadays; however, the degree of self-management varies per patient. To help stimulate patients in their self-management behavior, it is necessary to use an adequate tool, and to educate patients and health professionals. In this article, we share experiences using a digital tool for this from the Netherlands.
Keywords: Digital tool; Education; Inflammatory rheumatic diseases; PROMs; Patients’ experiences; Personalized health care; Self-management.
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