A short tool to screen self-care preparedness: cross-sectional study in general practice
Ulla Mikkonen, Nina Tusa, Sanna Sinikallio, Hannu Kautiainen, Pekka Mäntyselkä · 2023
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Description
People with long-term illness manage much of their care themselves, and clinics need a quick way to spot who needs support. Ulla Mikkonen and co-authors built a short self-care preparedness index in Finland and tested it in work published in 2024. About three hundred adults with high blood pressure, heart disease, or diabetes in primary care filled the underlying survey.
Higher readiness scores went with better quality of life, more patient activation, better self-rated health, and more physical activity. Lower scores tracked with depression symptoms, higher weight, and wider waists. A factor check found the index rests on three underlying parts. The authors call it promising for tailoring support, while urging more validation before wide use.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ulla Mikkonen, Nina Tusa, Sanna Sinikallio, Hannu Kautiainen, Pekka Mäntyselkä |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |