THE EFFECTS OF SELF-MANAGEMENT EDUCATION ON PATIENT OUTCOMES: A LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

Background: Self-management programs have been reported to help patients manage symptoms for chronic diseases such as asthma. Asthma self-management education combining with behavior therapy is considered to be more effective. Objective: The purpose of this review was to identify of current published literature on asthma self management programs to astablished self management strategies. Design: This research type was literature review. Article as reference searched in google scholar with key word “self management” and “asthma” and science direct  engine with key word; “asthma” and “self management”; and also with “asthma” and “self management and “behaviour” in science direct. Inclusion criteria are quantitative research in journal or scientific work about asthma self management education as independent variable. Exclusion criteria were literature article. Data Sources (include search dates): Google Scholar and Science Direct are data based used to explore the article on May 2022. Review Methods: PECOT/PICOT framework P(patient/problem): Asthma; E/I(exposure/implementation): Asthma self-management education; C(control): routine care; O(outcome): patient outcome. Results: limitation search are years, and population. Seventeen articles are found 13 of them are second sources. Four articles was explain there was an effect of self management education on patient outcomes: self efficacy, knowledge, and quality of life. Conclusion: Asthma self management education was effective to increase patient outcome: asthma knowledge, the quality of asthma control, self efficacy, and quality of life.