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Table 1 Education sessions

From: Multimorbidity rehabilitation versus disease-specific rehabilitation in people with chronic diseases: a pilot randomized controlled trial

 

Multimorbidity

Usual disease-specific

Pulmonary rehab

Cardiac rehab

Heart failure rehab

1

Nursing

What is multimorbidity?

Managing multimorbidity—risk factors and setting goals

Finding useful resources

Speech pathology

Managing shortness of breath and eating and talking

Finding useful resources

Social work

Services and supports

Social supports

Finding useful resources

Social work

Services and supports

Social supports

Finding useful resources

2

Nursing

Communication with health care professionals, family, and friends

Smoking cessation

Blood pressure and cholesterol—how to manage.

Nursing

What is respiratory disease?

Managing your disease (action plans)

Smoking cessation

Nursing

What is heart disease?

Managing your disease (action plans)

Risk factor modification

Nursing

What is CHF?

Managing your disease (action plans)

Risk factor modification

3

Physiotherapy

Why is exercise important?

Types of exercise and how much to do

Precautions and warnings for exercise

Physiotherapy

Why is exercise important?

Types of exercise and how much to do

Precautions and warnings for exercise

Physiotherapy

Why is exercise important?

Types of exercise and how much to do

Precautions and warnings for exercise

Physiotherapy

Why is exercise important?

Types of exercise and how much to do

Precautions and warnings for exercise

4

Dietetics

Healthy Eating

Weight management

Finding useful resources

Dietetics

Healthy Eating

Weight management

Finding useful resources

Dietetics

Healthy Eating

Weight management

Finding useful resources

Dietetics

Healthy Eating

Weight management

Finding useful resources

5

Diabetes Educator

What is diabetes?

Managing blood sugar levels

Signs and symptoms of low/high blood sugar levels

Continence

What is incontinence?

Managing incontinence

Finding useful resources

Diabetes educator

What is diabetes?

Managing blood sugar levels

Signs and symptoms of low/high blood sugar levels

Diabetes educator

What is diabetes?

Managing blood sugar levels

Signs and symptoms of low/high blood sugar levels

6

Pharmacy

General medicine advice

Why am I taking so many medications?

Home medicine review

Pharmacy

Inhalers and medications

Why am I taking so many medications?

Home medicine review

Pharmacy

Classes of medications

Why am I taking so many medications?

Home medicine review

Pharmacy

Classes of medications.

Why am I taking so many medications?

Home medicine review

7

Occupational therapy

Performing activities of daily living

Energy conservation

Relaxation and stress management

Occupational therapy

Performing activities of daily living

Energy conservation

Relaxation and stress management

Occupational therapy

Performing activities of daily living

Energy conservation

Relaxation and stress management

Occupational therapy

Performing activities of daily living

Energy conservation

Relaxation and stress management

8

Psychology

Anger/shock/numbness/denial/disbelief

Acceptance and building problem-solving skills

Action towards achieving a modified healthy lifestyle

Psychology

Anger/shock/numbness/denial/disbelief

Acceptance and building problem-solving skills

Action towards achieving a modified healthy lifestyle

Psychology

Anger/shock/numbness/denial/disbelief

Acceptance and building problem-solving skills

Action towards achieving a modified healthy lifestyle

Psychology

Anger/shock/numbness/denial/disbelief.

Acceptance and building problem-solving skills

Action towards achiving a modified healthy lifestyle.