The case for behavioural change counselling for the prevention of NCDs and improvement of self-management of chronic conditions
| Autor: | Zelra Malan, Robert Mash, KM Murphy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Behaviour change
Risk behaviour Self-management business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Primary care Disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030228 respiratory system Nursing General partnership Health care Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Family Practice business Accreditation |
| Zdroj: | South African Family Practice. 58:249-252 |
| ISSN: | 2078-6204 2078-6190 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/20786190.2016.1187885 |
| Popis: | Brief behaviour change counselling (BBCC) that is integrated into routine health care has been shown to be effective in helping patients modify risk behaviours for non-communicable disease (NCD), improve self-management of chronic conditions, as well as produce clinically meaningful improvements in biological outcomes. Capacitating healthcare providers to effectively assist patients in lifestyle modification and self-management has been recognised by the South African Department of Health as an important strategic objective in its stated intention to ‘re-orientate’ the primary health care system to prevent NCDs more effectively and improve the quality of care for chronic conditions. However, primary care providers in South Africa are currently poorly trained for behaviour change counselling. The University of Stellenbosch, in partnership with the Chronic Disease Initiative for Africa (CDIA), has recently developed a training course for doctors and nurses that is offered as a CPD accredited course every ye... |
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