Development and validation of INTENSS, a need-supportive training for nurses to support patients' self-management

The growing prevalence of chronic illnesses requires nurses to support self-management and help patients integrate the chronic illness into their life. To our knowledge there are currently no training programs that combine the necessary components to adequately enhance nurses' competencies in self-management support.The systematic development and validation of a need-supportive training in self-management support for nurses.A three-phased study,...