A preliminary study on the development of a chronic disease self-management curriculum for disability support workers: educational needs analysis
Han Nah PARK, Hye Jin NAM, Haesun LEE MSN, Sujin LEE, Bohye KIM, Ju Young YOON · 2025
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Support workers who care for people with disabilities in group housing are rarely trained to coach chronic disease care. Han Nah Park and co-authors map what such training should teach in this 2025 study from South Korea. Thirty-two workers joined focus groups, and 193 more answered a survey, rating both how much they know and how much each topic matters.
Thirteen topics came out as top needs, led by exercise programs matched to each disability type and diet guidance for overweight residents. Skin and mental health, communication, challenging behavior, and sex education also ranked high. So did support for the workers' own mental strain. The results now guide a draft curriculum for this workforce, which sits at the front line of daily health care.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Han Nah PARK, Hye Jin NAM, Haesun LEE MSN, Sujin LEE, Bohye KIM, Ju Young YOON |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |