Table 1 Design considerations for self-management support programmes for underserved populations
Domain | Definition | Construct | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
Composition | The principles employed in designing written materials and digital interfaces to maximise navigation, comprehension and assimilation. | Syntactic structure and presentation of text | The way sentences are constructed, and the vocabulary used. The choice of font, white space, and images. |
Graphical-user interface | The interactive display that enables a user to engage with electronic systems. | ||
Structure | The combination of individual and group sessions, their duration and frequency, and the combination of taught elements | Duration and location | The length of time a course runs for, the number and length of individual sessions and their location including online. |
Group or individual sessions | The identity and numbers of those attending a taught component. | ||
Syllabus | The planned elements and aim(s) of the instruction including generic advice on living with long-term conditions, and specific skills relating to symptom management. | ||
Facilitators | The combination of individuals used to deliver the programme | Healthcare professionals | Equipping health professionals that provide clinical care, with the ability to deliver self-management support. |
Peer support | Support from an individual who shares similar characteristics or experiences as a patient and/or a shared cultural and social background. | ||
Community-based health workers | These include local health service affiliated organisations such as pharmacists and voluntary services, community groups, and health workers. | ||
Context | The impact of a range of individual and environmental factors on the successful delivery of SSP and sustained improvement in self-management practices | Individual | The clinical, psychosocial, and demographic characteristics that shape an individual’s response to their condition. |
Community | The characteristics of the local social, cultural, and built environment. | ||
National and local health systems and economies | The nature and quality of health care services, including the resources available, and their integration across settings and communities. |