The Role of Nursing In Managing Chronic Illness: Strategies for Improved Patient Care

Abstract

Chronic diseases (e.g., diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and chronic respiratory diseases) are an ongoing health problem for health systems worldwide, necessitating clinical follow-up and multidisciplinary strategies for years. Through patient education, lifestyle intervention, symptoms monitoring, adherence support and collaboration with other health providers, nurses have a pivotal role in the management of chronic diseases. IntroductionThis systematic review synthesizes existing evidence regarding primary nursing interventions to improve chronic disease management and clinical patient outcomes. Abbreviated: self-management education, motivational interviewing, telehealth integration, and coordinated care models. The review papers also detailed challenges, including high patient loads, emotional burnout, and resource limitations, that compromise the delivery of effective care by nurses. The results show that modern nurse-led interventions help to improve patient compliance which leads to lower hospitalization rates and improves quality of life. Moving forward, additional research is needed to better optimize nursing roles in chronic care and to establish policies to enable sustainable and effective nursing-led strategies.