Analysis of the Efficiency of a Chronic Disease Self-Management Programme in a Vulnerable Population in Five European Countries

Summary

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it is estimated that around 35% of women and 29% of men are affected by chronic conditions and this percentage is clearly influenced by specific risk factors, such as lifestyle indicators. The high prevalence of chronic conditions put a large burden on national budgets. The healthcare costs of chronic conditions reach 6.8% of GDP in some European countries. The economic factors are also conditioning the individuals' lifestyles, including their concerns about health and self-care as a part of their way of life. the most educated patients suffering from a chronic disorder have often better skills to manage their conditions and therefore, show better health indicators than those less educated or with lowest socioeconomic status. In addition, the former are normally more interested in participating in community-based interventions, training programmes and research actions. Thus, the impact of interventions targeted to increase self-management skills and improve health condition of individuals with chronic diseases could be extremely higher in those individuals with education and socioeconomic vulnerability traits. Several health education programs have shown positive effects in the self-management of chronic disease. The Chronic Disease Self-Management Programme is a program based on empowering people with chronic diseases to manage and control their disease. This program has been used in several countries over the past twenty years and its effectiveness has been widely demonstrated. However, this programme has not been specifically offered to people in situations of socio-economic vulnerability. The implementation of the EFFICHRONIC project, in five European countries with different health systems and socio-economic contexts, will validate the effectiveness of this program with vulnerable people with chronic diseases. Indeed, the investigators believe that the benefit of interventions aimed at increasing self-management skills and improving the health status of people with chronic diseases could be greater for people with socio-economic vulnerability characteristics.

Conditions

• Chronic Disease

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Chronic Disease Self-Management programme

The primary aim of the intervention is to achieve greater self-management of the chronic condition by changing the role of the passive citizen to empowerment in self-confidence and self-reliance. The intervention consists of a series of 6 workshops (with 7 to 8 activities), 2.5 hours each, which are held once a week for 6 weeks. One professional and one peer will volunteer together to lead a series of workshops. To this end, professionals and peers will be recruited and trained in the CDSMP principles. Over 6 workshops, citizens set realistic health goals, learn to self-manage pain and discomfort, to self-manage their diet, self-manage physical activity, mood and the way the disease influences their personal relationships. The intervention is designed to actively involve citizens.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ente Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera

  collaborator OTHER

• Erasmus Medical Center

  collaborator OTHER

• Asturias Public Health Service (SESPA)

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• University Hospital, Montpellier

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2019-01-07

Primary Completion

2020-08-27

Completion

2020-08-27

Countries

• France

Study Locations