GPs’ experienced challenges and strategies for supporting patient self-management in disease management programs for type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary heart disease - a qualitative study
GPs regularly support their patients' SM as a routine part of the DMP through ongoing consultations and education. However, they face several challenges in facilitating sustainable patient SM, which requires support by additional and standardized measures beyond the current DMP care to be effective.
Authors
- Marcus Redaèlli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8830-1999)
- Larisa Pilic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6410-1642)
- Beate Sigrid Müller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6745-1047)
- Lion Lehmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9216-3568)
- Stephanie Stock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1726-9300)
- August-Wilhelm Bödecker
- Stefan Wilm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1266-5064)
- Alina Herrmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6502-106X)
- Kira Molkentin
- Louisa Johanna Sommer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4536-4799)
Institutions
- University of Cologne (DE)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Cologne (DE)
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Primary Care
- Published
- 2025-07-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-025-02896-w
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.47
Funders
- Universitätsklinikum Köln