Patient Self-Management and Tracking: A European Experience

Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2019 May;45(2):187-195. doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2019.01.008.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Decision Making, Shared*
  • Diagnostic Self Evaluation
  • Humans
  • Patient Participation* / methods
  • Patient Participation* / psychology
  • Physician-Patient Relations
  • Rheumatic Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Rheumatic Diseases* / psychology
  • Rheumatic Diseases* / therapy
  • Self-Management* / methods
  • Self-Management* / psychology
  • Telemedicine*