Guidelines for Patient Self-Management
 

Implementing self-management strategies will require:

• A shift from a traditional (health care provider prescribed) to a more collaborative (patient-centered) relationship between health care team and patient.

Some Characteristics of Traditional and Collaborative Care Models 
 

• Development of a patient self-management change process which reflects both health care provider and patient competence and readiness.

Example of Self-Management Change Process

Self-Management Change Process - Implementation Strategies for Vascular Access  
 

• Adoption of both health care provider and patient self-management techniques and tools.

Sample Guideline for Self-Cannulation