Supporting Self-Care: The Contribution of Nurses and Physicians

Health Canada presents the results of a study exploring how health care professionals can support or stimulate people's self-care efforts.  This report will be of particular interest to physicians and nurses as it is based primarily on their colleagues' experiences and insights. Stimulating examples illustrate how health care professionals help their patients and clients increase control over their own health and offer glimpses of real-life situations.

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgements
• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 Self-Care: Learning from the Literature
• Chapter 2 Supporting Self-Care: Stories from Physicians and Nurses
• Chapter 3 Professional Practice Issues
• Chapter 4 Programs and Tools
• Chapter 5 Conclusions and Implications
• Appendix A Interview and Selection Process
• Appendix B Selected Programs and Tools
• Appendix C Annotated Bibliography
• List of Figures and Tables
• Index of stories told by Nurses and Physicians