Before COVID ,the chronic disease self-management services or
program occurred in the following areas
- Hospitals or health care center
- Old-age homes
- Senior citizen centers
- Spiritual institutions like churches
- Primary care settings
- Community settings
- Libraries
The type of providers who facilitate chronic disease
self-management are
- Psychologists in case of any chronic mental illness
- Psychiatrist who treat people with mental disorder who often
needs self management plan
- Physiotherapist in case of any musculoskeletal problems
- Chaplains to offer spiritual support
The provider experience has changed in the pandemic in the
following ways
- By increasing the use of telemedicine or telehealth to offer
serve to a patient
- To strictly treat every patient under great caution by using
appropriate personal protective equipment
- Following infection control practice