How Can Self-Care and a "Good-Health Attitude" Help?
Three kinds of programs help people learn about osteoarthritis and self-care and improve their good-health attitude:
- Patient education programs
- Arthritis self-management programs
- Arthritis support groups.
These programs teach people about osteoarthritis and its treatments. They also have clear and long-lasting benefits. People in these programs learn to:
- Exercise and relax
- Talk with their doctor or other health care providers
- Solve problems.
People with osteoarthritis find that self-management programs help them:
- Understand the disease
- Reduce pain while staying active
- Cope with their body, mind, and emotions
- Have more control over the disease
- Live an active, independent life.
People with a good-health attitude:
- Focus on what they can do, not what they can't do
- Focus on their strengths, not their weaknesses
- Break down activities into small tasks that are easy to manage
- Build fitness and healthy eating into their daily routines
- Develop ways to lower and manage stress
- Balance rest with activity
- Develop a support system of family, friends, and health care providers.
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