Implementation and quantitative evaluation of chronic disease self-management programme in Shanghai, China: randomized controlled trial

• Main Authors: Fu Dongbo (Author), Fu Hua (Author), McGowan Patrick (Author), Shen Yi-e (Author), Zhu Lizhen (Author), Yang Huiqin (Author), Mao Jianguo (Author), Zhu Shitai (Author), Ding Yongming (Author), Wei Zhihua (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of the Shanghai Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP). METHODS: A randomized controlled trial with six-month follow-up compared patients who received treatment with those who did not receive treatment (waiting-list controls) in five urban communitie...