Uncovering the Limits of Patient-Centeredness: Implementing a Self-Management Trial for Chronic Illness
- 1 February 2005
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by SAGE Publications in Qualitative Health Research
- Vol. 15 (2), 224-239
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732304272048
Abstract
Research evaluating self-management of chronic conditions points to the effectiveness of interventions’ changing the health behavior of individuals. However, we know little about how self-management is negotiated within health services. The authors designed a qualitative investigation to illuminate the quantitative findings of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a self-management program for people with inflammatory bowel disease. They conducted in-depth interviews with physicians and patients, and qualitative analysis illuminated the nature of doctor-patient encounters and possible reasons for lack of change in patient satisfaction with the consultation. The findings suggest that factors inhibiting effective patient-centered consultations include failure of physicians to incorporate expressed need relevant to people’s self-management activities fully, interpretation of selfmanagement as compliance with medical instructions, and the organization of outpatients’ clinics. Giving attention to these barriers might maximize the opportunities for patient selfmanagement of chronic illness based on a therapeutic alliance with health care professionals.Keywords
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