What motivates Australian health service users with chronic illness to engage in self-management behaviour?

What is it about?

This paper introduces some key theories about motivation (Deci and Ryan, Shigaki) before presenting our findings on motivation of people with chronic illness in Australia.

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Why is it important?

It is important that we understand what motivates people to engage in self-management because effective self-management is so important towards people's health. When people are engaged in managing their own health they can delay or even avoid further illness.