PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Maria Bremer Schulte
AU  - Ann Richardson
TI  - A survey of lay and professional interest in self-care
DP  - 1987 Jul 01
TA  - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
PG  - 311--313
VI  - 37
IP  - 300
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/37/300/311.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/37/300/311.full
SO  - J R Coll Gen Pract1987 Jul 01; 37
AB  - This article describes a survey of the extent of interest among medical professionals and representatives and members of patient organizations in expanding the use of self-care by people with chronic complaints. Patient organizations are essentially `interest' groups, generally centred around a particular handicap or disease. From interviews with representatives from 52 patient organizations and with a random sample of 20 general practitioners, 21 specialists, 20 community nurses and 20 members of patient organizations, considerable interest was found in extending the practice of self-care. There was, however, some uncertainty about how to do this effectively. This study is part of a wider programme of research on the area between conventional health care and self-care.