About this Research Topic
We are delighted to present the “Challenging the concept of Self-management support in unique and diverse populations” 2021/2022 article collection. This collection showcases the high-quality work of internationally recognized researchers working in the research topic of self-management support in rehabilitation in population groups who may not prioritize the “self” over the ”collective” or need to consider the “extended self” as their lives are so explicitly linked with significant others.
Self-management is arguably to be the healthcare buzzword of the early twenty first century resulting in extensive global research. There continues however to be inequities of access to self-management programs; with certain people unable to access self-management programs (due to multiple reasons, for example, geographical, cultural, ethnicity, language, physical or cognitive limitations, communication, socio-economic), and such programs often have high attrition rates. This topic area seeks research that explores the notion of ‘self-management support’ in the rehabilitation to enable vulnerable and disenfranchised populations to live the best possible life and reduce health inequities. Unique and diverse populations may include those living in rural and remote regions, Indigenous populations, gender-diverse, living with lifelong disabilities, cognitive challenges or low socioeconomic situations.
The work presented here highlights the diversity of research performed across the entire breadth of self-management support and that which disruptively challenges traditional conventions of self-management support and facilitates a more inclusive, culturally responsive approach to supporting self-management by rehabilitation professionals.
New articles will be added to this collection as they are published.
Self-management is arguably to be the healthcare buzzword of the early twenty first century resulting in extensive global research. There continues however to be inequities of access to self-management programs; with certain people unable to access self-management programs (due to multiple reasons, for example, geographical, cultural, ethnicity, language, physical or cognitive limitations, communication, socio-economic), and such programs often have high attrition rates. This topic area seeks research that explores the notion of ‘self-management support’ in the rehabilitation to enable vulnerable and disenfranchised populations to live the best possible life and reduce health inequities. Unique and diverse populations may include those living in rural and remote regions, Indigenous populations, gender-diverse, living with lifelong disabilities, cognitive challenges or low socioeconomic situations.
The work presented here highlights the diversity of research performed across the entire breadth of self-management support and that which disruptively challenges traditional conventions of self-management support and facilitates a more inclusive, culturally responsive approach to supporting self-management by rehabilitation professionals.
New articles will be added to this collection as they are published.
Keywords: self-management support, indigenous, rural and remote regions, gender-diverse, lifelong disabilities, cognitive impairments, low socioeconomic, health equity
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