Co-construire un programme éducatif avec des partenaires de patients : une clé du succès ?

Objectives: The increasing prevalence of chronic diseases in Western countries requires comprehensive care by healthcare professionals and daily management by patients. Some self-management programs are co-constructed with patient associations or patient partners. This study aims to determine whether the absence of a partnership with patient associations and PPs in the development of a self-management program had any effect on its failure or success. Materials and method: A retrospective study of self-management programs submitted for approval to the Regional Health Agency of the Auvergne region, France, between 2011 and 2016 was performed. For each program approved, we investigated whether the programs co-developed had been renewed. Results: Of the 95 programs authorized, 69.5% were renewed. Among the programs co-developed 86.2% were renewed versus 62.1% without patient association or patient partner collaboration (p = 0.0189). Conclusion: The collaboration of patient partners or patient associations in the development of self-management programs is likely to lead to success of the project. Patient partnerships modify the way in which healthcare professionals perceive and experience chronic disease. Our conclusions could prompt policy makers to strongly promote patient partnerships as from the beginning of professional training and make them a prerequisite for the setting-up of self-management programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]