Table 1 Summary of DHB responses to questions about chronic care management
From: Health equity in the New Zealand health care system: a national survey
Median (Range) | |
|---|---|
Inequalities in Health Care | |
Strategic focus to reduce inequalities | 8 (4-11) |
Commitment to Māori and developing cultural safety | 8 (3-10) |
Commitment to cultural safety when working with people diverse in ethnicity, religion, sexual preference, and with different physical and mental abilities | 6 (2-9) |
Level of equitable access to health care | 6 (3-9) |
Community Linkages | |
Linking patients to outside resources | 7 (2-9) |
Partnership with community organizations | 6 (4-11) |
Traditional healers and complementary alternative therapists | 4 (1-7) |
Biculturalism as a continuum with a graduation of goals and a number of possible structural arrangements | 8 (3-10) |
Partnerships with consumers | 7 (2-9) |
Self Management Support | |
Assessment and documentation of self management needs and activities | 4 (0-10) |
Self management support | 5 (0-10) |
Addressing concerns of patients and families/whanau | 5 (2-10) |
Effective behavior change interventions and peer support | 6 (2-10) |
Patient engagement with the chronic care management program | 4.5 (2.5-10) |