The article is aimed at reporting the results of the research conducted by Kennedy et al. (2014) devoted to studying the use of self-management tools in patients with serious health issues. About the type of research and its design, the article outlines the results of a qualitative study involving a series of semi-structured interviews. Conducting the study, the authors were relying on a few research questions. Importantly, the research was conducted to study the implementation of programs and tools facilitating self-management and assess the ways these tools are applied practically in health care facilities in the United Kingdom.
As for the sample that has been used to answer the research questions, it included thirty-seven people related to health care. Choosing the participants, the authors were paying special attention to such characteristics as the position in a hospital and experience in the area. The participants who have been interviewed hold different positions such as nurse and nurse assistant. All participants are females and all of them have at least two years of professional experience.
More than that, the sample included health care professionals with more than twenty years of experience. About the setting of the study, it needs to be said that the authors conducted interviews with specialists working in twelve medical wards in the United Kingdom. As for the findings, the researchers state that support of patient self-management was not among the most urgent problems mentioned by the participants.
References
Kennedy, A., Rogers, A., Bowen, R., Lee, V., Blakeman, T., Gardner, C.,… & Chew-Graham, C. (2014). Implementing, embedding, and integrating self-management support tools for people with long-term conditions in primary care nursing: A qualitative study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 51(8), 1103-1113.