Developing a shared definition of Self-Driven Healthcare to enhance the current healthcare delivery paradigm
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El-Osta, Austen
Rowe, Chris
Majeed, Azeem
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Journal Article
Abstract
The world’s ageing population is experiencing a growing epidemic of multimorbidity and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including cancer and “diseases of the lifestyle” such as obesity, type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD). At the same time, the underuse of effective selfcare interventions and the ineffective application of scarce resources is widening the gap between supply and demand against a backdrop of stark inequalities exacerbated since the advent of COVID-19. Unless these challenges are addressed, future generations may live with diminished access to healthcare at increased costs. Innovation can play a significant role in addressing these challenges, and in particular those innovations that deliver ‘self-driven’ healthcare solutions to promote citizen engagement and streamline access to evidence-based self-care interventions.
Date Issued
2022-11-01
Date Acceptance
2022-06-27
Citation
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 2022, 115 (11), pp.424-428
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0141-0768
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SAGE Publications
Start Page
424
End Page
428
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Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
Volume
115
Issue
11
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2022-12-01