What is it about?
The known barriers to how people with multiple long-term conditions (i.e. 2 or more diagnosed long-term conditions) who are experiencing socioeconomic deprivation, self-management their health.
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Why is it important?
More research is needed to better understand how people experiencing socioeconomic deprivation are able to manage their health. In particular, the review highlights a lack of evidence from UK studies.
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People experiencing socioeconomic deprivation face many complex challenges relating to their health and are more likely to have multiple long-term conditions yet less likely to engage in effective self-management strategies. Access to health services and self-management interventions must not only be more equal but equitable also.
Abi Woodward
University College London
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This page is a summary of: Self-management of multiple long-term conditions: A systematic review of the barriers and facilitators amongst people experiencing socioeconomic deprivation, PLoS ONE, February 2023, PLOS,
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0282036.
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