%0 Journal Article
%T The relationship between self-management abilities, quality of chronic care delivery, and wellbeing among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in The Netherlands
%A Cramm JM
%A Nieboer AP
%J International Journal of COPD
%D 2013
%I Dove Medical Press
%X Jane Murray Cramm, Anna Petra Nieboer Erasmus University Rotterdam, Department of Health Policy and Management (iBMG), Rotterdam, The Netherlands Background: This cross-sectional study aimed to identify the relationship between quality of chronic care delivery, self-management abilities, and wellbeing among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods: The study was conducted in 2012 and included 548 (out of 1303; 42% response rate) patients with COPD enrolled in a COPD care program in the region of Noord-Kennemerland in The Netherlands. We employed a multilevel random-effects model (548 patients nested in 47 healthcare practices) to investigate the relationship between quality of chronic care delivery, self-management abilities, and patients¡¯ wellbeing. In the multilevel analyses we controlled for patients¡¯ background characteristics and health behaviors. Results: Multilevel analyses clearly showed a significant relationship between quality of chronic care delivery and wellbeing of patients with COPD (P ¡Ü 0.001). When self-management abilities were included in the equation while controlling for background characteristics, health behaviors, and quality of chronic care delivery, these abilities were found to have a strong positive relationship with patients¡¯ wellbeing (P ¡Ü 0.001). Low educational level, single marital status, and physical exercise were not significantly associated with wellbeing when self-management abilities were included in the equation. Conclusion: Self-management abilities and the quality of chronic care delivery are important for the wellbeing of patients with COPD. Furthermore, self-management abilities acted as mediators between wellbeing and low educational level, single status, and physical exercise among these patients. Keywords: quality of care, self-management, disease management, COPD, wellbeing, health behaviors
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