{"id":4306,"date":"2025-08-05T13:04:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T13:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/practicalhealthpsychology.com\/?p=4306"},"modified":"2026-04-09T07:47:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T07:47:21","slug":"mylifetool-a-person-centred-holistic-approach-to-the-self-management-of-long-term-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/practicalhealthpsychology.com\/de\/2025\/08\/mylifetool-a-person-centred-holistic-approach-to-the-self-management-of-long-term-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"MyLifeTool: Ein personenzentrierter, ganzheitlicher Ansatz f\u00fcr das Selbstmanagement von Langzeiterkrankungen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Von Dr. Stephanie K\u0131l\u0131n\u00e7, Teesside University, UK und Jo Cole, The Tees Valley, Durham and North Yorkshire Neurological Alliance, UK<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Langzeiterkrankungen stellen f\u00fcr die globalen Gesundheitssysteme angesichts ihrer <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lancet\/article\/PIIS0140-6736(20)30925-9\/fulltext\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hohen Pr\u00e4valenz und Krankheitslast, einschliesslich ihres erheblichen Einflusses auf die verlorenen gesunden Lebensjahre<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (DALYs), eine grosse Herausforderung dar. Sie <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31531840\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">beeintr\u00e4chtigen zudem die gesundheitsbezogene Lebensqualit\u00e4t<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> erheblich und gehen mit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/bjpsych-open\/article\/mental-health-outcomes-in-patients-with-a-longterm-condition-analysis-of-an-improving-access-to-psychological-therapies-service\/541E3611F5AC8EA4E19911C4FEC4B645\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">h\u00f6heren Raten von Angstst\u00f6rungen und Depressionen<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> einher als in der Allgemeinbev\u00f6lkerung.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mylifetool.co.uk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MyLifeTool<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ist ein Selbstmanagement-Instrument f\u00fcr Menschen, die mit einer beliebigen Langzeiterkrankung leben (z. B. Diabetes, Multiple Sklerose, chronische Schmerzen, Asthma, Angstst\u00f6rungen, neurologische Entwicklungsst\u00f6rungen, erworbene Hirnverletzungen, Fibromyalgie). Es wurde in partnerschaftlicher Zusammenarbeit mit Betroffenen, Mitgliedern von <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.neurokey.co.uk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neuro Key<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> und Psycholog*innen der Teesside University entwickelt. Es basiert auf <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/09638288.2020.1764115\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">unserem Selbstmanagement-Rahmenkonzept<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, das einen personenzentrierten, nicht-instruktiven Ansatz verfolgt. Menschen mit Langzeiterkrankungen standen im Mittelpunkt des Projekts; sie haben massgeblich dar\u00fcber entschieden, was aus MyLifeTool werden sollte, und so beispielsweise auch den Namen gew\u00e4hlt.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><b>Unser Ansatz zum Selbstmanagement<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Selbstmanagement-Strategien f\u00fcr Langzeiterkrankungen konzentrieren sich h\u00e4ufig auf <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/hex.12453\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">medizinische Ergebnisse sowie Behandlungsstrategien<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> und sind zu sehr auf Verhaltens\u00e4nderung ausgerichtet, wobei sie den <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/epub\/10.1177\/14407833211038059\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sozialen und zwischenmenschlichen Kontext vernachl\u00e4ssigen<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Demgegen\u00fcber steht die Sichtweise, dass Selbstmanagement von Langzeiterkrankungen ein <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27272388\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lebenslanger, fliessender Prozess<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ist, der sich je nach Lebensumst\u00e4nden und Symptomschwankungen ver\u00e4ndern kann. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/09638288.2018.1473508\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anstelle von rein instruktiven Ans\u00e4tzen<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sollen Menschen daher dabei unterst\u00fctzt werden, ihre eigenen Ressourcen f\u00fcr das Selbstmanagement zu erkennen und zu entwickeln. Vor diesem Hintergrund betrachten wir Selbstmanagement als eine Reise zur <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/09638288.2020.1764115\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Findung oder Aufrechterhaltung von Sinn und Zweck im Leben<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Es ist ein fortlaufender Prozess, den Menschen aktiv gestalten, passend zu ihrem Leben, ihren Zielen, ihren Bed\u00fcrfnissen und den Ver\u00e4nderungen ihrer Erkrankung. Im Fokus steht die Person, nicht die Diagnose. Ein zentraler Bestandteil von MyLifeTool ist daher die Aufforderung an die Nutzer*innen, dar\u00fcber zu reflektieren, welche Selbstmanagement-Strategien f\u00fcr sie pers\u00f6nlich funktionieren und welche nicht.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Die Struktur von MyLifeTool<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MyLifeTool besteht aus f\u00fcnf Brosch\u00fcren, die verschiedene \u00dcbungen aus der positiven Psychologie enthalten und die Menschen ermutigen, ihre St\u00e4rken zu erforschen. Die Forschung zeigt, dass ein <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29320877\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sinnerf\u00fclltes Leben f\u00fcr Menschen mit Langzeiterkrankungen wichtig ist<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> und mit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/23545616_Know_Thyself_and_Become_What_You_Are_A_Eudaimonic_Approach_to_Psychological_Well-Being\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pers\u00f6nlichem Wachstum und besseren Gesundheitsergebnissen<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> verbunden ist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Brosch\u00fcre 1: &#8220;Ich und meine Erkrankung&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> konzentriert sich auf die Identit\u00e4t und darauf, sich selbst in einem positiveren Licht zu sehen. Es geht darum, freundlicher zu sich selbst zu sein und zu erkennen, dass man nicht durch seine Erkrankung definiert wird. Die Brosch\u00fcre enth\u00e4lt \u00dcbungen, die dazu anregen, dar\u00fcber nachzudenken, wer man ist, welche Werte man hat und was man von sich selbst erwartet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Brosch\u00fcre 2: &#8220;Meinen K\u00f6rper annehmen&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> befasst sich mit Planungs- und Pacing-Strategien, wie man sie oft in Selbstmanagement-Programmen findet. Die \u00dcbungen ermutigen dazu, auf den eigenen K\u00f6rper zu h\u00f6ren, zu erkennen, wann man sich \u00fcberanstrengt hat, und \u00fcber Wege nachzudenken, das eigene Energieniveau zu steuern.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Brosch\u00fcre 3: &#8220;Die Kontrolle \u00fcbernehmen&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> handelt davon, die eigenen St\u00e4rken zu erkennen, Resilienz aufzubauen und das Beste aus den guten Tagen zu machen. Sie ermutigt dazu, eine aktivere Rolle im Umgang mit der eigenen Erkrankung einzunehmen, indem man mehr \u00fcber sie lernt und wie sie sich in das eigene Leben einf\u00fcgt. Zu den \u00dcbungen geh\u00f6ren das Setzen von Zielen und das Erkennen von St\u00e4rken.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Brosch\u00fcre 4: &#8220;Mit anderen in Verbindung treten&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> anerkennt die Wichtigkeit, Unterst\u00fctzung zu erhalten, aber auch die Vorteile, anderen Unterst\u00fctzung zu geben, da beides Sinn und Zweck im Leben st\u00e4rken kann. Die \u00dcbungen zeigen, wie man seine Bed\u00fcrfnisse gegen\u00fcber anderen, wie Familie und Freund*innen, aber auch gegen\u00fcber medizinischen Fachkr\u00e4ften kommuniziert.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Brosch\u00fcre 5: &#8220;Was mir wichtig ist&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> thematisiert, was einem im Leben einen Sinn gibt und wie man Zeit f\u00fcr sich selbst finden kann. Menschen finden Sinn auf vielf\u00e4ltige Weise: indem sie besch\u00e4ftigt bleiben, einen Grund haben, morgens aufzustehen, oder sich selbst herausfordern.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Das Reflexions-Scrapbook<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Um die Reflexion zu f\u00f6rdern, enth\u00e4lt MyLifeTool ein Scrapbook (ein Kreativ-Tagebuch); einen kreativen Raum, der Menschen dabei unterst\u00fctzt, \u00fcber ihre Erfahrungen, Ziele und Erfolge nachzudenken. Das Scrapbook ist offen und nicht-direktiv gestaltet, sodass die Nutzer*innen verschiedene kreative Techniken anwenden k\u00f6nnen, die zu ihnen passen, oder es als Tagebuch verwenden k\u00f6nnen, wenn sie dies bevorzugen. Solche <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/14780887.2018.1456590\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kreativen Ans\u00e4tze<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> k\u00f6nnen es Menschen erm\u00f6glichen, ihre Erfahrungen detailliert zu ergr\u00fcnden und deren Bedeutung auf authentischere Weise zu reflektieren.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MyLifeTool wird von gemeinn\u00fctzigen Organisationen und Fachkr\u00e4ften im Bereich der psychischen Gesundheit im Vereinigten K\u00f6nigreich eingesetzt. Das Tool ist <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mylifetool.co.uk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">online<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> kostenlos verf\u00fcgbar und kann sowohl von Betroffenen selbst genutzt als auch von Fachkr\u00e4ften mit ihren Patient*innen angewendet werden.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Evaluation von MyLifeTool<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.tees.ac.uk\/ws\/portalfiles\/portal\/95368897\/Final_report_MyLifeTool_Regional_Evaluation.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Personen, die MyLifeTool 12 Wochen lang nutzten<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, empfanden es als hilfreich f\u00fcr ihr Selbstmanagement, ihre pers\u00f6nliche Entwicklung und bei der Akzeptanz der Langzeiterkrankung. Messungen des Wohlbefindens vor und nach der Nutzung des Instruments zeigen zudem Verbesserungen bei der Selbstwirksamkeit (self-efficacy), dem Empowerment und der F\u00e4higkeit zum Pacing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Praktische Empfehlungen<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Den ganzen Menschen sehen, nicht nur die Diagnose:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Unterst\u00fctzen Sie Betroffene dabei, zu reflektieren, wie ihre Erkrankung in ihr Leben passt. Ber\u00fccksichtigen Sie dabei auch m\u00f6gliche Ver\u00e4nderungen der Erkrankung, der Lebensumst\u00e4nde, Bed\u00fcrfnisse und Zukunftspl\u00e4ne.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Selbstmanagement ist ein fortlaufender Prozess:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ermutigen Sie Menschen zur regelm\u00e4ssigen Reflexion \u00fcber ihr Selbstmanagement. Dies hilft ihnen, sich langfristig an ver\u00e4nderte Lebensumst\u00e4nde und den Krankheitsverlauf anzupassen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Sinn und Zweck:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Unterst\u00fctzen Sie Menschen mit Langzeiterkrankungen dabei, zu reflektieren und zu erforschen, was ihrem Leben Sinn und Zweck gibt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Fokus auf die St\u00e4rken:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Konzentrieren Sie sich auf die St\u00e4rken und M\u00f6glichkeiten der Betroffenen, anstatt auf deren krankheitsbedingte Einschr\u00e4nkungen. Dieser Ansatz wurde von den Nutzer*innen des MyLifeTool besonders gesch\u00e4tzt.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By\u00a0Dr Stephanie K\u0131l\u0131n\u00e7, Teesside University, UK and Jo Cole, the Tees Valley, Durham and North Yorkshire Neurological Alliance, UK\u00a0 Long-term conditions are a major concern for global health care systems given their high prevalence and disease burden, including their significant [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":4309,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"<strong>By\u00a0Dr Stephanie K\u0131l\u0131n\u00e7, Teesside University, UK and Jo Cole, the Tees Valley, Durham and North Yorkshire Neurological Alliance, UK\u00a0<\/strong>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Long-term conditions are a major concern for global health care systems given their <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/39869379\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">high prevalence<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lancet\/article\/PIIS0140-6736(20)30925-9\/fulltext\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">disease burden, including their significant impact on disability-adjusted life years.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 They also have a significant <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/31531840\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">negative impact on health-related quality of life<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and are associated with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/journals\/bjpsych-open\/article\/mental-health-outcomes-in-patients-with-a-longterm-condition-analysis-of-an-improving-access-to-psychological-therapies-service\/541E3611F5AC8EA4E19911C4FEC4B645\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">higher rates of anxiety and depression<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than the general population.<\/span>\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mylifetool.co.uk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MyLifeTool<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a self-management tool for people living with any long-term condition (e.g. diabetes, multiple sclerosis, chronic pain, asthma, anxiety, neurodevelopmental conditions, Acquired Brain Injury, Fibromyalgia).\u00a0 It was developed in partnership with people with long-term conditions, members of <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.neurokey.co.uk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neuro Key<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and psychologists from Teesside University.\u00a0 It is underpinned by our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/09638288.2020.1764115\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">self-management framework<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which takes a person-centred, non-instructive perspective on self-management.\u00a0 People with long-term conditions were at the heart of the project, forging the decisions on what MyLifeTool would become and choosing the name.<\/span><!--more-->\n\n<b>Our approach to self-management<\/b>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Self-management strategies for long-term conditions often <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/hex.12453\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">focus on medical outcomes and management strategies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and are too concerned with behaviour change, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/epub\/10.1177\/14407833211038059\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">neglecting the social and relational context<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 Alternatively, self-management of long-term conditions can be viewed as a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27272388\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lifelong, fluid process<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which can change depending on life circumstances and symptom fluctuation.\u00a0 As a result, there are proposals to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/09638288.2018.1473508\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">move from instructional self-management approaches<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to ones which support people to consider and develop their own self-management resources. With this in mind, we view self-management is a journey towards <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/09638288.2020.1764115\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finding or maintaining meaning and purpose in life<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 It is an ongoing process that people approach from their own perspective, to fit with their life, aims and needs and changes in their condition.\u00a0 It is also about the person, not the diagnosis.\u00a0 For this reason, a large part of MyLifeTool requires users to reflect upon which self-management strategies do and do not work for them.<\/span>\n\n<b>How MyLifeTool is structured<\/b>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MyLifeTool comprises five booklets which contain different positive psychology activities, encouraging people to explore their strengths.\u00a0 Research has found that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/29320877\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">living a purposeful life is important to people with long-term conditions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/23545616_Know_Thyself_and_Become_What_You_Are_A_Eudaimonic_Approach_to_Psychological_Well-Being\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">associated with personal growth and better health outcomes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<b>Book 1: \u201cMe and my condition\u201d,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> focuses on identity and starting to see yourself in a more positive light.\u00a0 It is about being kinder to yourself and recognising that you are not defined by your condition.\u00a0 The booklet contains activities to encourage people to think about who they are, their values and what they expect from themselves.<\/span>\n\n<b>Book 2<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><b> \u201cEmbracing my body\u201d, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">explores planning and pacing strategies that you often see in self-management programmes.\u00a0 Activities encourage you to listen to your body, recognise when you have done too much and reflect upon ways to manage your energy levels.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<b>Book 3: \u201cTaking charge\u201d,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is about recognising your strengths, building resilience and making the most of the good days. It encourages you to be more active in your condition management by learning more about your condition and how it fits within your life.\u00a0 Activities include goal setting and recognising strengths.<\/span>\n\n<b>Book 4: \u201cConnecting with others\u201d,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> recognises the importance of receiving support, as well as the benefits of giving support to others, as both can enhance meaning and purpose in life.\u00a0 Activities explore how to communicate your needs to others, such as family and friends, but also medical practitioners and other professionals.<\/span>\n\n<b>Book 5<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>\u201cWhat's important to me\u201d,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> considers what gives you purpose in life and how you can find time for yourself.\u00a0 People find purpose in a variety of different ways: keeping busy; having a reason to get out of bed in the morning; challenging themselves.<\/span>\n\n<b>The Reflective Scrapbook<\/b>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To support reflection, MyLifeTool contains a scrapbook; a creative space that can help people to think about their experiences, aims and achievements.\u00a0 T<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he scrapbook is open and non-directive, so people can use various creative activities techniques that suit them, or they can use the scrapbook as a diary if they prefer.\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/14780887.2018.1456590\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creative approaches<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like this can enable people to explore their experiences in detail and reflect upon their meaning in more authentic ways.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MyLifeTool is used by UK-based voluntary sector organisations and mental health practitioners. It <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is available for free <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mylifetool.co.uk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">online<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for people with long-term conditions to use themselves or for practitioners to use with patients\/clients.<\/span>\n\n<b>Evaluation of MyLifeTool<\/b>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/research.tees.ac.uk\/ws\/portalfiles\/portal\/95368897\/Final_report_MyLifeTool_Regional_Evaluation.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People who used MyLifeTool for 12 weeks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> found it beneficial in supporting their self-management, personal growth and enhancing their acceptance of living with a long-term condition.\u00a0 Wellbeing measures taken before and after using the tool also show improvements in self-efficacy, empowerment and pacing ability.<\/span>\n\n<b>Practical recommendations<\/b>\n\n<b>See the whole person, not the diagnosis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Long-term conditions affect all aspects of a person\u2019s life.\u00a0 We can support people to reflect on how their condition fits into their lives, taking into consideration potential changes in their condition, life circumstances, needs and aims for the future.<\/span>\n\n<b>Self-management is ongoing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: A person cannot learn to self-manage their condition(s) by taking part in a short course.\u00a0 Long-term conditions are potentially life-long and symptoms and impact can fluctuate.\u00a0 Encouraging people to reflect on their self-management can support them to adapt to changes in their life circumstances and condition long term.<\/span>\n\n<b>Meaning and purpose<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Support people with long-term conditions to reflect upon and explore what gives them meaning and purpose in life.<\/span>\n\n<b>Focus on strengths<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: People who have used 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