Conceptualisation of COPD self-management: A narrative review of the research literature
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Sarah Delaney, Patricia Cronin, Sylvia Huntley-Moore, Conceptualisation of COPD self-management: A narrative review of the research literature, Chronic Illness, 2022, 1-15Download Item:
Abstract:
Aim: To examine how self-management is conceptualised in the research literature on chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Methods: A narrative review was undertaken to search the research literature on COPD selfmanagement. Ten databases (2000–2021) were searched for published texts. Sixty-two articles
met the inclusion criteria. A thematic analysis was conducted of the literature.
Results: Three conceptualisations of COPD self-management were identified: 1) a dominant
medicocentric conceptualisation which represented self-management as medical in focus; 2) a
less dominant experiential conceptualisation that viewed it as arising from the experiences of people living with COPD; and 3) a smaller body of literature that attempted to integrate medicocentric and experiential conceptualisations of self-management.
Discussion: The dominance of the medicocentric conceptualisation of self-management and the
polarisation of medicocentric and experiential perspectives were striking. An integrated conceptualisation of self-management has the potential to unite these competing perspectives and promote
collaborative relationships between individuals and professionals, so long as the underlying values
informing it are made explicit. However, there is a dearth of literature on this approach and it
would benefit from more attention. Methods such as Co-production and the Personal Outcomes
Approach offer the potential to support an integrated perspective in clinical practice.
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Author: Huntley-Moore, Sylvia; Cronin, Patricia
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Conceptualisations of self-management, self-management, chronic illness, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPDSubject (TCD):
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