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ArticlePreventing chronic disease2015

Using Concept Mapping to Develop a Strategy for Self-Management Support for Underserved Populations Living With Chronic Conditions, British Columbia, August 2013-June 2014.

Susan L Mills, Kim Bergeron, Guillermina Pérez

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Article in Preventing chronic disease, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Susan L MillsSchool of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, 2206 East Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z8. Email: sue.mills@ubc.ca.
Kim BergeronSchool of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario;
Guillermina PérezSchool of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Queen's University · CAUniversity of British Columbia · CA

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research FRN 126839
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSelf-management support (SMS) is an essential component of public health approaches to chronic conditions. Given increasing concerns about health equity, the needs of diverse populations must be considered. This study examined potential solutions for addressing the gaps in self-management support initiatives for underserved populations.

methodsStakeholders representing government, nongovernment organizations, Aboriginal communities, health authorities, medical practices, and research institutions generated, sorted, and rated ideas on what could be done to improve self-management support for underserved populations. Concept mapping was used to facilitate the collection and organization of the data and to generate conceptual maps.

resultsParticipants generated 92 ideas that were sorted into 11 clusters (foster partnerships, promote integrated community care, enhance health care provider training, shift government policy, support community development, increase community education, enable client engagement, incorporate client support systems, recognize client capacity, tailor self-management support programs, and develop client skills, training, and tools) and grouped into system, community, and individual levels within a partnership framework.

conclusionThe strategy can stimulate public health dialogue and be a roadmap for developing SMS initiatives. It has the potential to address SMS and chronic condition inequities in underserved populations in several ways: 1) by targeting populations that have greater inequities, 2) by advocating for shifts in government policies that create and perpetuate inequities, 3) by promoting partnerships that may increase the number of SMS initiatives for underserved groups, and 4) by promoting training and engagement that increase the relevance, uptake, and overall effectiveness of SMS.

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Concept FormationSocial SupportVulnerable PopulationsBritish ColumbiaCapacity BuildingChronic DiseaseCluster AnalysisCommunity IntegrationDecision Making, OrganizationalFeasibility StudiesHealth PromotionHumansInformation DisseminationPartnership PracticePatient Education as TopicProblem Solving

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PMID26447550
PMCPMC4599068
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