Abstract
People with long-term conditions need a great deal of support, including access to high-quality, timely information, emotional support, social support, help with making and implementing decisions, and help with adopting healthier behaviors. Self-care is an essential part of good management of long-term conditions, but poses considerable challenges for patients. In this review I discuss how internet-delivered treatments can meet user needs and hence promote self-care. Data presented are drawn largely from systematic reviews.
Acknowledgements
I am grateful to Julia Bailey for her comments on the first draft of this paper, and to four anonymous referees for their helpful reviews.
Financial & competing interests disclosure
The author has no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties.
No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.