Educational Processes for Health and Disease Self-Management in Public Health: A Systematic Review

Jessica Alejandra Ruiz-Ramírez, Yury Arenis Olarte-Arias and Leonardo David Glasserman-Morales
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Jessica Alejandra Ruiz-Ramírez: School of Humanities and Education, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey 64849, Mexico
Yury Arenis Olarte-Arias: Research Department, Escuela Colombiana de Rehabilitación, Bogota 111321, Colombia
Leonardo David Glasserman-Morales: School of Humanities and Education, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey 64849, Mexico

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 12, 1-14

Abstract: This study systematically reviewed processes and educational programs for self-management of health and diseases that are the subject of public health attention. This systematic review of the literature (SRL) is relevant to recognizing the characteristics of the educational processes in self-managing chronic diseases in contexts where technology did not play a significant role. Following the PRISMA protocol, the authors independently reviewed full-text articles from several databases using the following criteria: (1) intervention studies evaluating the effects of self-management health programs; (2) educational process of disease self-management; (3) studies that included at least one control group, and (4) peer-reviewed studies. In addition, the Scottish Intercollegiate Guideline Network measurement tool was used to assess the risk of bias in each trial. In the final sample, 38 articles were included. The findings regarding health education methods of self-care, using community-based care and technological tools, are considered fundamental. Among the conclusions, the relevance of the pedagogy that health education processes demand improvement in post-pandemic program effectiveness stands out.

Keywords: self-management of health; educational processes; self-management of diseases; innovative education; higher education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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