Background Having patients self-manage their health conditions is a widely promoted
concept, but many patients struggle to practice it effectively. Moreover, few studies have …

Purpose This narrative review is concerned with the ways in which the relationships
between time and chronic illnesses have been chartered in recent literature. It aims to …

Objectives. To profile older adults receiving assistance with physician visits and prescribed
medications and the time demands associated with their care. Methods. Observational study …

Background Little is known about the time spent on specific health related activities by older
adult informal carers who assist people with chronic illness. Research has not yet addressed …

Background According to the prevention paradox, the majority of alcohol-related harms in
the population occur among low-to-moderate risk drinkers, simply because they are more …

This paper examines how people with chronic illnesses respond to absences of continuity
and coordination of care. Little work has been done on how the ill person might mitigate …

Objective To analyse general practitioner–patient consultations about type 2 diabetes
mellitus or cardiovascular diseases and describe (i) the nature of self-management …

Background Traditional measures of social status are predicated on position in the labour
market. There has been less attention directed to the meanings of social position for people …

We identify need, enabling, and predisposing factors for high family time burdens associated
with the health care of chronically-ill children, using data from the US 2009–2010 National …

Aims Time needed for health‐related activities in people with diabetes is assumed to be
substantial, yet available data are limited. Time spent on self‐management and associated …