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Direct linkSzelc, Kelley – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Background: Chronic disease can lead to disability, reduced quality of life, reduced productivity, and increased medical costs. Common chronic diseases that develop due to unhealthy lifestyle factors include obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and stroke. An intensive lifestyle education program (ILEP) provides an opportunity to…
Descriptors: Life Style, Chronic Illness, Health Promotion, Disease Control
Stombaugh, Angela M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Self-management of a disease is defined as "having or being able to obtain, the skills and resources necessary to best accommodate to the chronic disease and its consequences" (Holman & Lorig, 1992, p. 309). Self-management has been used in the management of several chronic conditions and this model may be useful in the management of weight loss.…
Descriptors: Patient Education, Diseases, Goal Orientation, Self Control
