Prior to going to see Alice, Bob explains to Florence that she is a 68 year old lady who had a stroke whilst on holiday abroad. Alice was transferred back to the rehabilitation unit where she spent 4 months and has been home for just over three weeks. He tells Florence that the hospital handover indicated that Alice actively engaged in goal setting as an inpatient and was very keen to continue with it once home.
This is Bob’s second visit, the first was really to introduce himself and get a little background information. His aim today is to work with Alice and her husband Sid to continue building on existing skills and gain additional abilities to self manage.
What is self management True/False actions. Correct answer in Bold
Self management is just getting the patient to treat themselves?
False: Self management helps and supports patients to manage their symptoms and the consequences of living with a long term condition.
True: Self management helps and supports patients to manage their symptoms and the consequences of living with a long term condition.
Self management should only be used when a multidisciplinary team is not available?
False: Self management is not a replacement for services.
True: Self management is not a replacement for services.
Self management can only be used in the community?
False: Self management strategies can be used at any stage in a person’s condition and are best implemented early.
True: Self management strategies can be used at any stage in a person’s condition and are best implemented early.
Self management can involve effective use of resources, collaborative partnership, education, problem solving, decision making, goal setting and monitoring?
True: These are the essential components of self management and can be delivered in a variety of ways.
False: These are the essential components of self management and can be delivered in a variety of ways.
Self management can improve a patient’s understanding of their condition and their quality of life?
True: Self management acknowledges that each of us is the expert in our own life circumstances.
False: Self management acknowledges that each of us is the expert in our own life circumstances.
Self management helps patients problem solve their condition over the longer term?
True: Self management puts people living with long term conditions in ‘the driving seat’. It supports and encourages people to access information and to develop skills that will enable them to live their lives on their terms.
False: Self management puts people living with long term conditions in ‘the driving seat’. It supports and encourages people to access information and to develop skills that will enable them to live their lives on their terms.
Self management involves partnership working between the patient, carers and the multi disciplinary team?
True: All members of the MDT have a role to play in self management with the patient as the focus.
False: All members of the MDT have a role to play in self management with the patient as the focus.
Page last reviewed: 04 Nov 2021
