Does education level drive self-management success in the chronically ill?

[pdon...@hin.com]

Hello everyone,

There is an interesting post at Health Beat (a healthcare blog by
Maggie Mahar) on whether a chronically ill individual's education
level and socioeconomic status have an effect on their ability to
"adopt and adhere to complex new treatments" and self-manage the
illness. This post uses diabetes as an example, but the idea really
could apply to any chronic illness. In your coaching experience, is
there a link between education levels and successful self-management?
If so, how can health coaches compensate for a lack of education in
individuals and move that person toward successful self-management?

As the managing editor for the Healthcare Intelligence Network, I look
forward to your replies.

The HealthBeat post can be found at
http://www.healthbeatblog.org/2007/10/patients-trying.html?cid=88398658#comment-88398658.

Thanks in advance,
Patricia Donovan