A systematic review of chronic disease management interventions in primary care

• Published in: BMC family practice Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 11 - 13
• Main Authors: Reynolds, Rebecca, Dennis, Sarah, Hasan, Iqbal, Slewa, Jan, Chen, Winnie, Tian, David, Bobba, Sangeetha, Zwar, Nicholas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 09.01.2018; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Cardiovascular; Care and treatment; Chronic care; Chronic Disease - classification; Chronic Disease - therapy; Chronic diseases; Diabetes; Diagnosis; Disease management/care management; Endocrinology; Humans; Patient Care Management - organization & administration; Patient Outcome Assessment; Primary health care; Primary Health Care - methods; Self-Management - methods; Systematic review; Australia; Chronic care; Cardiovascular; Disease management/care management; Systematic review; Arthritis; Diabetes; Musculoskeletal/connective tissue; Respiratory system; Endocrinology

Primary and community care are key settings for the effective management of long term conditions. We aimed to evaluate the pattern of health outcomes in chronic disease management interventions for adults with physical health problems implemented in primary or community care settings. The methods we...