ERIC Number: EJ458674
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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Arthritis Self-Management Studies: A Twelve-Year Review.
Lorig, Kate; Holman, Halsted
Health Education Quarterly, v20 n1 p17-28 Spr 1993
Studies of the Arthritis Self-Management Program conclude that (1) it improves patient behaviors and self-efficacy; (2) formal reinforcement does not improve long-term outcomes; (3) improvement gains have both clinical and cost-saving effects; and (4) changes in health status are more closely linked to self-efficacy than to behavior. (SK)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Outcomes of Education, Patient Education, Reinforcement, Self Efficacy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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