Self-Management in Neurological Patients and Its Relation to Health Outcomes
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Health-Related Quality of Life and Well-Being".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 2448
Special Issue Editors
Interests: self-management in chronic conditions; neurological patients; gait; cognition; Parkinson’s disease
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Self-management is considered a pivotal element in the management of chronic diseases and is recommended by the World Health Organization as the best practice for improving clinical care and outcomes for patients with chronic conditions. Self-management refers to the actual actions that people perform to maintain their health, including engaging in physical activity, maintaining a healthy diet, and engaging in preventive care.
People with chronic neurological conditions, such as Parkinson disease, stroke, dementia and multiple sclerosis, often cope with the symptoms of serious illness, including severe disability, for many years. Engagement in self-management may be an effective tool to help alleviate the long-standing burden of these conditions. Although previous studies showed that engagement in self-management behaviors improved health and well-being in a variety of chronic conditions [7–10], the literature on intervention protocols, designated assessment tools, and the benefits of participating in self-management for patients with neurological conditions is limited.
This Special Issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) focuses on the current state of knowledge on self-management in neurological conditions throughout the entirety of life. New research papers, reviews, and position papers related to this topic are welcome.
We will accept manuscripts from diverse disciplines, including medical, public health, epidemiology, psychology, health technology and health and social policy, that incorporate different research methods, including quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods. Below is a (non-exhaustive) list of topics that are suitable for contributions to this Special Issue:
- Integrative frameworks for self-management;
- Assessment tools of self-management;
- Self-management effectiveness on health and well-being;
- Self-management determinants;
- Environmental barriers and facilitators for self-management engagement;
- Self-management education for health professionals;
- Patients’ perspectives on self-management;
- The caregiver’s perspective on self-management (roles, needs, and challenges);
- Self-management in disadvantaged populations;
- Self-management in developing countries;
- Translation of knowledge to self-management supporting policy: roadmap for stakeholders;
- Health technology to support self-management.
Dr. Galit Yogev-Seligmann
Dr. Michal Kafri
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- self-management
- neurological diseases
- health and well-being
- assessment tools
- environmental factors
- caregivers
- health policies
- disadvantaged populations
- health technology
