Self-care for people coping with long-term health conditions in the community: the views of patients and GPs

Purpose Long-term health problems put great pressures on health and social care services. Supporting ‘self-care’ has measurable benefits in helping patients cope better, but is difficult to do in practice. This review aims to help improve services by exploring existing evidence about the views of patients and GPs. Design/methodology/approach The search terms were identified following detailed discussion with service users. Five databases...