Making a change
About
Self-care:
a learned tool enabling people to maintain health and to cope with
illness and disability. Along with better health literacy it also
supports optimal and timely use of available health services while
avoiding a total dependency upon them for minor ailments.
Effective support of self-care is aimed at enabling people in their ability to live
independently. Informing the public about health, health risks, disease management
etc. and supporting new behaviour in carrying out self-care, is crucial. It is also
necessary for health care professionals to support citizens and patients in their self-care
where new technologies, like internet platforms, mobile apps, and sensor devices,
offer new opportunities.
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Citizens and patients
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For all groups
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Across ages or income
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In healthcare and life